How do you say “advise” in Swedish?

The most common Swedish word for “advise” is att råda. Depending on the meaning you may also need underrätta, meddela.

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How to say “advise” in Swedish

The usual word is att rådaverb · to advise (give advice (to someone)), synonym of bestämma (in the sense of "(get to) decide"), (often) to rule, to reign, to be (at hand, current), to prevail, to exist, to reign

råda

att råda means “to advise (give advice (to someone))”, “synonym of bestämma (in the sense of "(get to) decide"), (often) to rule, to reign”, “to be (at hand, current), to prevail, to exist, to reign”. Present råder, past rådde, supine rått.

det kan inte råda någon tvekan om vad som är rätt

there can be no doubt about what is right

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Other Swedish words for “advise”

English “advise” covers more than one idea. Look at what each Swedish word means on its own to pick the right one.

att underrättaverb
inform
regeringen är underrättad om händelserna (the Government has been informed of the events)
att meddelaverb
let (sby) know, inform
dom meddelas om två veckor (the decision will be given, (judgement will be passed) in two weeks)

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