rätta
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish rǣtta, from Old Norse rétta, from Proto-Germanic *rihtijaną. Akin to rätt + -a.
Pronunciation
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Verb
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
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
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Further reading
- rätta in Svensk ordbok.
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