råka

See also: Appendix:Variations of "raka"

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

råka (present tense råkar, past tense råka, past participle råka, passive infinitive råkast, present participle råkande, imperative råka/råk)

  1. alternative spelling of råke

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

råka c

  1. rook (bird)
Declension
Declension of råka
nominative genitive
singular indefinite råka råkas
definite råkan råkans
plural indefinite råkor råkors
definite råkorna råkornas

Etymology 2

Derived from Old Swedish raka, borrowed from Middle Low German rāken (“to touch, hit”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *rakōn (“to choose a direction”).

Verb

råka (present råkar, preterite råkade, supine råkat, imperative råka)

  1. to happen to do, to accidentally do; do without purpose or intention
    Jag råkade välta vasen, men det var inte meningen!
    I happened to knock the vase over, but it wasn't my intention!
  2. to encounter, to meet
    ... tågresande över gränser i internationell trafik, som råkar i svårigheter ...
    ... cross-border train passengers who run into difficulties ...
Usage notes

See also råkas, which has a special meaning: "att råkas" means "to meet" rather than "to be met" or the like.

Conjugation
Conjugation of råka (weak)
active passive
infinitive råka råkas
supine råkat råkats
imperative råka —
imper. plural1 råken —
present past present past
indicative råkar råkade råkas råkades
ind. plural1 råka råkade råkas råkades
subjunctive2 råke råkade råkes råkades
present participle råkande
past participle råkad

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

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