räkna

See also: rakna

Swedish

Etymology

From Late Old Norse reikna, which is borrowed from Middle Low German rekenen. Cognate with Icelandic reikna, English reckon.

Pronunciation

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Verb

räkna (present räknar, preterite räknade, supine räknat, imperative räkna)

  1. to count; to enumerate the digits of one's numeral system.
    Kan du räkna till hundra? ― Can you count to a hundred?
  2. to count; to determine a number
    Han räknade apelsinerna ― He counted the oranges
  3. to count (as); to consider something an example of something.
    Jag räknar äpplen som en sorts frukt ― I count apples as a type of fruit
  4. to calculate; to perform a calculation
    Han räknade på uppgift 4 ― He was working on (doing calculations related to) assignment 4
  5. to count on something or someone, to rely on something or someone, to expect something
    Jag räknar med att du är där och sköter dig ― I'm counting on you being there and behaving
    Jag räknar med dig ― I'm counting on you
    Jag räknar med regn ― I'm expecting it'll rain

Conjugation

  • beräkna (“calculate”)
  • räkna av
  • räkna fram (“calculate”)
  • räkna ihop (“add up”)
  • räkna in
  • räkna med (“include, take into consideration (in a calculation)”)
  • räkna ned (“count down”) / räkna ner
  • räkna upp (“enumerate”)
  • räkna ut (“calculate”)
  • räknare (“counter, calculator”)
  • räknas (“be counted (as)”)
  • räkneord (“numerals”)

Descendants

  • → Finnish: reknata

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