Swedish noun· top 1,000 most common

ett råd

advice, council, resources, sufficientAlso the imperative of råda./roːd/

Meaning

advice; council; resources; sufficient; afford

In Swedish: anvisning om hur man skall göra något, tips

Forms

Forms of råd
Singular, indefiniteett råd
Singular, definiterådet
Plural, indefiniteråd
Plural, definiteråden

råd is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort råd, det stora rådet. Check another noun

Practise råd

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Is it en råd or ett råd?

råd in a sentence

  • råd och hjälp
    advice and help
  • praktiska råd
    practical advice
  • jag skall ge dig ett gott råd
    I'll give you a piece of good advice
  • ha råd att resa
    have enough money (afford) to travel
  • ha råd med resor
    afford trips
  • Hon gav mig ett råd
    She gave me a piece of advice
  • Hon gav mig råd
    She gave me advice
  • Jag har inte råd att köpa den smaskiga hamburgaren
    I can't afford to buy the yummy hamburger

Words built with råd

  • hälsoråd health tip
  • forskningsråd research council
  • Nordiska rådet the Nordic Council

Questions

What does råd mean in English?

råd means “advice, council”.

Is it en råd or ett råd?

It is ett råd, and “the advice” is rådet.

What is the plural of råd?

råd doesn't change in the plural: ett råd, två råd (definite: råden).

Similar words

rekommendationtips

Where the course teaches it

Origin

From Old Norse ráð, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *Hréh₁dʰos, from *Hreh₁dʰ- (“to think, arrange”).

Nearby common words

råd is number 741 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