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

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Etymology 1
en råka (a rook)

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. A rook (bird).
Declension
Declension of råka 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative råka råkan råkor råkorna
Genitive råkas råkans råkors råkornas

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish raka, ultimately from Middle Low German rāken. Cognate with Old Norse ráka.

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
Participles
Present participle råkande
Past participle råkad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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