rätt

See also: ratt and rått

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Old Norse réttr, from Proto-Germanic *rehtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós. Doublet of rät.

Adjective

rätt (comparative rättare, superlative rättast)

1. right, correct

   För att få högsta betyg måste alla svar vara rätta.

   To get the highest grade, all answers have to be correct.

   Låt den rätte komma in.

   Let the right one in.

Declension

Inflection of rätt
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	rätt	rättare	rättast
Neuter singular	rätt	rättare	rättast
Plural	rätta	rättare	rättast
Masculine plural3	rätte	rättare	rättast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	rätte	rättare	rättaste
All	rätta	rättare	rättaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Synonyms

• (correct): korrekt

Adverb

rätt (comparative rättare, superlative rättast)

1. rightly, correctly
2. rather, fairly, pretty

   Det går rätt bra faktiskt.

   It's going pretty well actually.

Synonyms

• (rightly): korrekt
• (rather): ganska, tämligen

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *rehtą (“right, law”), related to Etymology 1.

Noun

rätt c

1. a dish; a specific type of prepared food

   Synonym: maträtt

2. law (the regulation of a community through enforceable rules, considered as a system or domain of study)

   Synonym: juridik

3. a court; place where justice is administered, also the assembly which administers justice

   Synonym: domstol

4. a right; something one is legally entitled to

   Synonym: rättighet

Declension

Declension of rätt
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	rätt	rätten	rätter	rätterna
Genitive	rätts	rättens	rätters	rätternas

See also

• rätta
• allemansrätten
• anrättning

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

rätt

1. (rare) indefinite neuter singular of rädd

References

• rätt in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• rätt in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• rätt in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• trät