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rikta

direct, straighten (out)

Meaning

direct; straighten (out)

In Swedish: vända åt visst håll

Conjugation

Conjugation of rikta (direct)
Infinitive	att rikta	to direct
Present	riktar	jag riktar
Past	riktade	jag riktade
Supine	riktat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har riktat	jag har riktat
Past perfect	hade riktat	jag hade riktat
Future	ska rikta	or: kommer att rikta
Conditional	skulle rikta	jag skulle rikta
Imperative	rikta!	a command
Present participle	riktande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	riktad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of rikta
Infinitive	riktas
Present	riktas
Past	riktades
Supine	riktats

Group 1: -ar verbs. Present -ar, past -ade, supine -at. The largest and most regular group. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use riktar. See the four verb groups explained.

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rikta in a sentence

vakten riktade geväret mot mig
the guard pointed his rifle at me
rikta uppmärksamheten mot något
draw attention to something
boken riktar sig främst till barnen
the book is intended mainly for children
rikta ett skevt hjul
straighten a bent wheel

Questions

What does rikta mean in English?

rikta means “direct, straighten (out)”.

What is the past tense of rikta?

The past tense of rikta is riktade (“jag riktade”). The supine is riktat, used in “jag har riktat”.

What is the present tense of rikta?

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

Nearby common words

rikta is number 2,562 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

2,558spion secret agent, spy
2,559tydlig clear, legible
2,560försvunnit disappeared
2,561läcka leak
2,563häng hanging out (the act of casually residing)
2,564väst waistcoat, vest, west
2,565zombie zombie
2,566beundra admire

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary