Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en rast

break

Meaning

break

In Swedish: kort paus (i ett arbetspass)

Forms

Forms of rast
Singular, indefiniteen rast
Singular, definiterasten
Plural, indefiniteraster
Plural, definiterasterna

rast is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor rast, den stora rasten. Check another noun

Practise rast

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Is it en rast or ett rast?

rast in a sentence

  • gå på rast
    go for (take) a break
  • Nu tar vi rast
    Let's take a break
  • Hur lång är rasten?
    How long is recess?

Words built with rast

  • lunchrast lunch break
  • rastplats lay-by, (picknick area)
  • kafferast coffee break

Questions

What does rast mean in English?

rast means “break”.

Is it en rast or ett rast?

It is en rast, and “the break” is rasten.

What is the plural of rast?

The plural of rast is raster, and the definite plural is rasterna.

Similar words

pausvilavilopaus

Origin

From Old Norse rǫst, from Proto-Germanic *rastō, *rastijō (“rest”), from Proto-Indo-European *ros-, *res-, *erH- (“rest”).

Nearby common words

rast is number 4,352 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 4,348artig courteous, polite
  • 4,349sikt view, visibility
  • 4,350logga to log (make an entry in a log), to measure, to record
  • 4,351rev tore
  • 4,353mugg jug, mug, loo, john
  • 4,354serien series
  • 4,355sjukvårdare a medic, paramedic, nurse
  • 4,356tunn thin, diffuse
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