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råka

meet, chance (happen) to, get (fall) into, find oneself in

råka as a verb

Meaning

meet; chance (happen) to; get (fall) into; find oneself in

In Swedish: möta, träffa på

Conjugation

Conjugation of råka (meet)
Infinitive	att råka	to meet
Present	råkar	jag råkar
Past	råkade	jag råkade
Supine	råkat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har råkat	jag har råkat
Past perfect	hade råkat	jag hade råkat
Future	ska råka	or: kommer att råka
Conditional	skulle råka	jag skulle råka
Imperative	råka!	a command
Present participle	råkande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	råkad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of råka
Infinitive	råkas
Present	råkas
Past	råkades
Supine	råkats

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 råkar. See the four verb groups explained.

råka as a noun(en råka)

Meaning

rook

In Swedish: kråkfågeln Corvus frugilegus

Forms

Forms of råka
Singular, indefinite	en råka
Singular, definite	råkan
Plural, indefinite	råkor
Plural, definite	råkorna

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

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råka in a sentence

vi råkades på gatan
we met in the street
råka tappa pengarna
happen to drop the money
råka i slagsmål
get into a fight
råka ut för en olycka
have an accident
Jag råkade välta vasen, men det var inte meningen!
I happened to knock the vase over, but it wasn't my intention!
... tågresande över gränser i internationell trafik, som råkar i svårigheter ...
... cross-border train passengers who run into difficulties ...

Questions

What does råka mean in English?

råka means “meet, chance (happen) to”.

Is it en råka or ett råka?

It is en råka, and “the rook” is råkan.

What is the plural of råka?

The plural of råka is råkor, and the definite plural is råkorna.

What is the past tense of råka?

The past tense of råka is råkade (“jag råkade”). The supine is råkat, used in “jag har råkat”.

What is the present tense of råka?

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

Similar words

slumpa sig

Origin

Inherited from Old Norse hrókr, from Proto-Germanic *hrōkaz (“crow, rook”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“to crow”); see rook for more.

Nearby common words

råka is number 1,115 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,111valde chose, elected
1,112ledare leader, editorial
1,113drottning queen
1,114koppla connect, leash
1,116åk grade, form
1,117hål hole
1,118vann won
1,119byggnad building

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