råda

See also: rada, Rada, ráda, radă, radą, řada, Ráďa, raða, and rada-

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

råda n

  1. definite plural of råd

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

råda n

  1. definite plural of råd

Noun

råda f

  1. definite singular of råd

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.

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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. to rule, to reign
    Drottning Victoria rådde över ett enormt imperium.
    Queen Victoria ruled over an enormous empire.
  3. to be (at hand, current), to occur, to exist, to prevail, to reign
    midnatt råder
    midnight is here
    (literally, “midnight reigns”)
    under rådande omständigheter
    during current circumstances

Conjugation
Conjugation of råda (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive råda rådas
Supine rått råtts
Imperative råd —
Imper. plural1 råden —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative råder rådde råds, rådes råddes
Ind. plural1 råda rådde rådas råddes
Subjunctive2 råde rådde rådes råddes
Participles
Present participle rådande
Past participle rådd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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