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rå

alternative form of råda, synonym of bestämma (in the "(get to) decide" sense)/roː/

rå as a verb

Meaning

alternative form of råda, synonym of bestämma (in the "(get to) decide" sense)

Conjugation

Conjugation of rå (alternative form of råda)
Infinitive	att rå	to alternative form of råda
Present	rår	jag rår
Past	rådde	jag rådde
Supine	rått	used after har / hade
Perfect	har rått	jag har rått
Past perfect	hade rått	jag hade rått
Future	ska rå	or: kommer att rå
Conditional	skulle rå	jag skulle rå
Imperative	rå!	a command
Present participle	rående	-ing, used as an adjective

Passive (-s form)

Passive of rå
Infinitive	rås
Present	rås
Past	råddes
Supine	råtts

Group 3: short verbs. The infinitive does not end in -a; present -r, past -dde, supine -tt. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use rår. See the four verb groups explained.

rå as an adjective

Meaning

raw; rough; harsh

In Swedish: inte tillagad, okokt

Forms

Forms of rå
Basic form	rå	with en-words
Neuter	rått	with ett-words
Plural and definite	råa	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	råare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	råast	“-est”, “most …”

rå as a noun(en rå)

Meaning

a yard, a stick, a beam

Forms

Forms of rå
Singular, indefinite	en rå
Singular, definite	rån
Plural, indefinite	rår
Plural, definite	rårna

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

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Yesterday I … (rå). Which is the past tense?

rå in a sentence

Älgen rår över skogen
The moose rules the forest
Hon måste få rå över sina egen pengar
She must be allowed to do what she wants with / manage ("decide over") her own money
råa grönsaker
raw vegetables
ett rått överfall
a brutal attack
en ovanligt rå människa
an unusually rough person

Words built with rå

råkall raw and cold, bleak

Questions

What does rå mean in English?

rå means “alternative form of råda, synonym of bestämma (in the "(get to) decide" sense)”.

Is it en rå or ett rå?

It is en rå, and “the a yard” is rån.

What is the plural of rå?

The plural of rå is rår, and the definite plural is rårna.

What is the past tense of rå?

The past tense of rå is rådde (“jag rådde”). The supine is rått, used in “jag har rått”.

What is the present tense of rå?

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

Similar words

okokthårdhjärtlös

Origin

From Old Swedish rar, from Old Norse hrár, from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz, from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂-.

Nearby common words

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2,812skriven written, signed, registered (with tax authorities, for the census)
2,813arbetare (manual) labourer, workman
2,815blodig bloody, covered with blood
2,816studio studio
2,817flykt flight, escape
2,818revolution revolution

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