Swedish adjective· top 500 most common

rädd

afraid, scared, frightened, anxious

Meaning

afraid; scared; frightened; anxious; wary; cautious; careful; prudent

In Swedish: fylld av rädsla, förskräckt

Forms

Forms of rädd
Basic formräddwith en-words
Neuterrättwith ett-words
Plural and definiteräddaplural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparativeräddare“-er”, “more …”
Superlativeräddast“-est”, “most …”

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What does rädd mean?

rädd in a sentence

  • hon är rädd (för) att bli upptäckt
    she is afraid of being caught
  • de var rädda om sina jobb
    they were anxious about their jobs
  • Jag är rädd för spöken
    I am afraid of ghosts
  • Vad är du rädd för?
    What are you afraid of?
  • Håll om mig, jag är rädd
    Hold me, I'm scared
  • Jag är rädd att jag inte har tid idag
    I'm afraid I don't have time today
  • Var rädd om dina fötter. Välj bra löparskor.
    Take care of your feet. Pick good running shoes.
  • Hon är rädd om sin bil
    She takes care of her car (strives to avoid harm to her car, which might imply good maintenance, not driving in a hailstorm, etc.)

Expressions

  • jag är rädd att ("jag beklagar att") jag inte har hunnit med allt
    I am afraid that ("I regret") I have not had time to do everything

Questions

What does rädd mean in English?

rädd means “afraid, scared”.

Similar words

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Origin

From Old Swedish rǣdder, from the past participle of Old Swedish rǣþa (“to frighten”), from Old Norse hræða (past participle hræddr), from Proto-Germanic *hrēdijaną.

Nearby common words

rädd is number 311 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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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