rätta
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish rǣtta, from Old Norse rétta, from Proto-Germanic *rihtijaną. Akin to rätt + -a.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
[edit]rätta
Verb
[edit]rätta (present rättar, preterite rättade, supine rättat, imperative rätta)
- to correct, to rectify
- rätta mig om jag har fel
- correct me if I'm wrong
- to mark, to grade, to judge (whether the answers to a test were right or wrong)
- jag har 25 prov att rätta i kväll
- I have 25 tests to mark tonight
- (sometimes with in) to direct, to align
- (reflexive) to conform, to comply (with rules or regulations or the like – "align oneself")
- Alla måste rätta sig efter reglerna
- Everyone must comply with the rules
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of rätta (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | rätta | rättas | ||
Supine | rättat | rättats | ||
Imperative | rätta | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | rätten | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | rättar | rättade | rättas | rättades |
Ind. plural1 | rätta | rättade | rättas | rättades |
Subjunctive2 | rätte | rättade | rättes | rättades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | rättande | |||
Past participle | rättad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms
[edit]- anrätta
- avrätta
- berätta
- inrätta
- efterrätta
- förrätta
- rätta till
- rättare
- rättelse
- rättning
- underrätta
- upprätta
- uträtta
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- rätta in Svensk ordbok.
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