räkna

See also: rakna

Swedish

Etymology

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

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
  3. count; 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
  5. to count on somebody, rely on somebody
    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.

Conjugation
Conjugation of räkna (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive räkna räknas
Present tense räknar räknas
Past tense räknade räknades
Supine räknat räknats
Imperative räkna —
Present participle räknande
Past participle räknad
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