räcka

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See also: Racka

Swedish

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -²ɛka

Etymology 1

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Noun

räcka c

  1. a long row of things, or sequence of (similar) events
Declension

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish rækkia, from Old Norse rekja, from Proto-Germanic *rakjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃roǵéyeti.

Verb

räcka (present räcker, preterite räckte, supine räckt, imperative räck)

  1. (mostly in a few idiomatic expressions) to stretch out (some body part) in some direction (without handing something over or the like)
    Synonym: (more common outside of idiomatic expressions) sträcka
    räcka upp handen
    raise one's hand (by extension from stretching out one's arm)
    räcka ut tungan
    stick one's tongue out
  2. to reach; to hand over; to deliver by stretching out
    Han räckte mig ett äpple
    He handed (reached) me an apple
    Räck mig din hand så drar jag upp dig
    Give me your hand and I'll pull you up
  3. to reach; to (be able to) extend to
    Tråden räckte ända till månen
    The string reached all the way to the moon
  4. to be sufficient, to suffice
    Det räcker! Bra jobbat!
    That's enough! Good work!
  5. to last all the way
    Bensinen räckte hela vägen
    The gas lasted all the way
    Kommer maten räcka?
    Will there be enough food?
Conjugation
See also
  • sträcka (stretch) (often used where English would prefer reach, like reaching down a hole)

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