radda
Swedish
Etymology
From rad.
Noun
radda c
- (colloquial) a row (of many things)
- (colloquial) a bunch, a lot (large number of things, more generally)
- De har en hel radda med såser att välja bland
- They have a whole bunch of sauces to choose from
- Här kommer en radda med bilder från semestern
- Here's a bunch of pictures from our vacation
- Snart har jag lyssnat igenom hela raddan av gamla avsnitt
- I've almost listened through all the / the whole lot of old episodes
Usage notes
- Often as "hel radda" (whole bunch/lot).
- Somewhat weakly connected to rad (“row”) intuitively, though derived from it.
Declension
Declension of radda | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | radda | raddan | raddor | raddorna |
Genitive | raddas | raddans | raddors | raddornas |
See also
Further reading
- radda in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- radda opp in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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