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reda

sort out/ˈreːˌda/

reda as a verb

Meaning

sort out

In Swedish: göra i ordning, ordna

Conjugation

Conjugation of reda (sort out)
Infinitive	att reda	to sort out
Present	reder	jag reder
Past	redde	jag redde
Supine	rett	used after har / hade
Perfect	har rett	jag har rett
Past perfect	hade rett	jag hade rett
Future	ska reda	or: kommer att reda
Conditional	skulle reda	jag skulle reda
Imperative	red!	a command
Present participle	redande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	redd	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of reda
Infinitive	redas
Present	reds
Past	reddes
Supine	retts

Group 2: -er verbs. Present -er, past -de or -te (after a voiceless consonant), supine -t. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use reder. See the four verb groups explained.

reda as a noun(en reda)

Meaning

a state with things in order, order, orderliness

In Swedish: ordning

Forms

Forms of reda
Singular, indefinite	en reda
Singular, definite	redan

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

reda as an adjective

Meaning

ready

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reda in a sentence

reda ut problemen
unravel the problems
reda upp situationen
sort the situation out, straighten things out
bra karl reder sig själv
a good man takes care of himself
Red såsen med maizena
Thicken the sauce with cornstarch
göra reda för sig
account for
ordning och reda
orderliness
Han försökte bringa reda i röran i garaget
He tried to sort out the mess in the garage
göra sig reda för något
to learn what's going on (fairly uncommon)
i reda pengar
in cash (ready money)

Expressions

ta reda på
find, find out about
få reda på
find out
i reda pengar
in ready money

Questions

What does reda mean in English?

reda means “sort out”.

Is it en reda or ett reda?

It is en reda, and “the a state with things in order” is redan.

What is the past tense of reda?

The past tense of reda is redde (“jag redde”). The supine is rett, used in “jag har rett”.

What is the present tense of reda?

reder, the same for every person: jag reder, du reder, vi reder.

Origin

From Old Swedish rēþa, from Old Norse reiða.

Nearby common words

reda is number 442 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

438gärna gladly, willingly
439igenom through
440lätt light, gentle
441peng coin
443eran alternative form of er (“your, yours”)
444dricka drink
445gått walked, gone
446stoppa stop, put

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