råda

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• rådene

Noun

råda n

1. definite plural of råd

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Noun

råda n

1. definite plural of råd

Etymology 2

Noun

råda f

1. definite singular of råd

Etymology 3

Verb

råda (present tense råder, past tense rådde, past participle rådd or rådt, present participle rådande, imperative råd)

1. Alternative form of rå

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish rāþa, from Old Norse ráða, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

råda (present råder, preterite rådde, supine rått, imperative råd)

1. to advise (to give advice to; to offer an opinion; to counsel; to warn)

   Konungen råddes att förhålla sig neutral.

   The king was advised to remain neutral.

2. Synonym of bestämma (in the "(get to) decide" sense), (often) to rule, to reign

   Synonym: rå

   Drottning Victoria rådde över ett enormt imperium.

   Queen Victoria ruled over an enormous empire.

4. to be (at hand, current), to occur, to exist, to prevail, to reign

   midnatt råder

   it is midnight

   (literally, “midnight reigns”)

   under rådande omständigheter

   during current circumstances

   Det råder brist på lärare

   There is a shortage of ("reigns (is currently) shortage of") teachers

   Det råder inga tvivel om att han är skyldig

   There is no doubt that he is guilty ("inte råda några tvivel" is a common collocation)

   Det rådde hungersnöd i flera månader

   There was a famine for several months

Usage notes

Not intuitively a "reign" metaphor in (sense 3) to native speakers, though that metaphor might provide intuition. Can usually be thought of simply as "be," in the sense of "to currently be in effect."

Conjugation

Related terms

• område
• rådvill

See also

• rå
• rå för (“help (have control over)”)

References

• råda in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• råda in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• råda in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• dåra, ådra