UrsprungFrom Old Swedish rǣtta, from Old Norse rétta, from Proto-Germanic *rihtijaną. Akin to rätt + -a.
- definite, form-of, singulardefinite singular
- form-of, pluralplural
- to correct, to rectify
“rätta mig om jag har fel” — correct me if I'm wrong
- to mark, to grade, to judge (whether the answers to a test were right or wrong)
“jag har 25 prov att rätta i kväll” — I have 25 tests to mark tonight
- sometimesto direct, to align
- reflexiveto conform, to comply (with rules or regulations or the like – "align oneself")
“Alla måste rätta sig efter reglerna” — Everyone must comply with the rules
Formerrättar(present) · rättade(preterite) · rättat(supine) · rätta(imperative) · rätta(active, infinitive) · rättas(infinitive, passive) · rättat(active, supine) · rättats(passive, supine) · rätta(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · rätten(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · rättar(active, indicative, present) · rättade(active, indicative, past) · rättas(indicative, passive, present) · rättades(indicative, passive, past) · rätta(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · rättade(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · rättas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present) · rättades(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past)