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)

Alternative spelling of råke

Swedish

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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

rook (bird)

Declension

Declension of *råka*
		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	råka	råkas
singular	definite	råkan	råkans
plural	indefinite	råkor	råkors
plural	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)

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!
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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