The Swedish word for right is
höger
Translations for right and their definitions
| höger |  © | |
| 1. adj. right (opposite of left; on the east side when facing north) | ||
| gå genom höger dörr, genom högra dörren - walk through the right door | ||
| 2. adj. (politics) right-wing | ||
| 3. n-c. the right side | ||
| 4. n-c. (politics) The ensemble of right-wing political parties | ||
| 5. n-c. (sports) A player on the right side of the field in sports like soccer or hockey | ||
| rättighet | |
| 1. n-c. a right (something one is legally entitled to) |
| rät | |
| 1. adj. straight (not bent) | |
| 2. adj. (of an angle) right | |
| 3. adj. (of a stitch, not comparable) a knit stitch (as opposed to a purl stitch) | |
| räta maskor - knit stitches | |
| 4. adj. (textiles, sewing, not comparable) related to the right side of a fabric |
| just | |
| 1. adv. just; quite recently; only moments ago | |
| 2. adv. just; only, simply | |
| 3. adv. exactly, precisely | |
| just nu - right now | |
| Det var just vad jag ville ha! - That's just what I wanted! |
| högern | |
| 1. n. noun form of höger, , def, s |
| riktigt | |
| 1. adj. singular indefinite of riktig | |
| 2. adv. (not comparable) quite, really | |
| Teckningen blev riktigt bra. | |
| The drawing was really good. | |
| 3. adv. correctly | |
| Det är riktigt gjort. | |
| That's done correctly. |
| rätt | |
| 1. adj. 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. | |
| 2. adv. rightly, correctly | |
| 3. adv. rather, fairly, pretty | |
| Det går rätt bra faktiskt. - It's going pretty well actually. | |
| 4. n-c. a dish; a specific type of prepared food | |
| 5. n-c. law (the regulation of a community through enforceable rules, considered as a system or domain of study) | |
| 6. n-c. a court; place where justice is administered, also the assembly which administers justice | |
| 7. n-c. a right; something one is legally entitled to | |
| 8. adj. rare singular indefinite of rädd |
| rak | |
| 1. adj. straight; unbent | |
| 2. adj. straight; direct, frank | |
| 3. adj. (internal combustion engines) straight |
| rätta | © | |
| 1. adj. singular definite of rätt | ||
| 2. adj. plural of rätt | ||
| 3. v. to correct, to rectify | ||
| rätta mig om jag har fel - correct me if I'm wrong | ||
| 4. v. 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 | ||
| 5. v. (sometimes with in) to direct, to align | ||
| 6. v. to conform, to comply (with rules or regulations or the like – "align oneself") | ||
| Alla måste rätta sig efter reglerna - Everyone must comply with the rules | ||
| eller hur | |
| 1. Phrase. right; tag question used when the speaker expects agreement. | |
| Han är korkad, eller hur? - He is stupid, isn't he? | |
| 2. interj. (colloquial) (Used to indicate agreement.) |
| korrigera | |
| 1. v. to correct (a minor error), to revise |
| rätvinklig | |
| 1. adj. (geometry) right, right-angled (having at least one right angle, of a polygon, especially a triangle or quadrilateral) | |
| en rätvinklig triangel - a right triangle |
| räta | |
| 1. n-c. (textiles, sewing, usually in the definite singular) right side | |
| 2. v. to straighten (make straight(er)) | |
| räta på ryggen - straighten one's back | |
| räta på sig - stand up straight ("straighten oneself out") | |
| 3. adj. singular definite of rät | |
| 4. adj. plural of rät |
| precis | |
| 1. adj. precise, made with great precision | |
| 2. adv. precisely; exactly | |
| 3. adv. (focus) precisely; Used to provide emphasis | |
| 4. adv. just; by a narrow margin | |
| 5. adv. just; moments ago | |
| 6. adv. just; perfectly |
| visst | |
| 1. interj. sure | |
| – Har du tid att hjälpa mig lite snabbt? – Visst, inga problem! - – Do you have time to give me a quick hand? – Sure, no problem! | |
| 2. adv. with certainty, certainly (often after someone has expressed doubt) | |
| Det är det visst det! - Yes it is! | |
| 3. adv. apparently | |
| Det var visst butlern som gjorde det trots allt - Apparently, it was the butler who did it after all | |
| 4. adj. singular indefinite of viss |
| riktig | |
| 1. adj. right, correct, proper | |
| 2. adj. real; true; not fictional | |
| 3. adj. real; that is an exemplary or pungent instance of a class or type | |
| 4. adj. real, genuine; not faked and not artificial | |
| Det är inte riktiga diamanter i halsbandet. - It's not real diamonds in the necklace. |
| korrekt | |
| 1. adj. correct | |
| 2. adv. correctly |
| vinkelrät | |
| 1. adj. (geometry) perpendicular, orthogonal (forming a right angle) | |
| Linje A är vinkelrät mot linje B - Line A is perpendicular to line B |
| räta upp | |
| 1. v. to right (return to a normal, upright position) | |
| De lyckades räta upp skeppet - They managed to right the ship | |
| 2. v. (figuratively) to straighten out, to sort out (a problematic situation or the like) |
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