räta

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rata"

Swedish

Etymology

From rät +‎ -a.

Noun

räta c

  1. (textiles, sewing, usually in the definite singular) right side
    Synonym: rätsida
    Antonyms: aviga, avigsida

Declension

Declension of räta
nominative genitive
singular indefinite räta rätas
definite rätan rätans
plural indefinite
definite

Verb

räta (present rätar, preterite rätade, supine rätat, imperative räta)

  1. to straighten (make straight(er))
    räta på ryggen
    straighten one's back
    räta på sig
    stand up straight ("straighten oneself out")

Conjugation

Conjugation of räta (weak)
active passive
infinitive räta rätas
supine rätat rätats
imperative räta
imper. plural1 räten
present past present past
indicative rätar rätade rätas rätades
ind. plural1 räta rätade rätas rätades
subjunctive2 räte rätade rätes rätades
present participle rätande
past participle rätad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

Adjective

räta

  1. inflection of rät:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

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