| Form | Swedish | English pattern |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | att räcka | to … |
| Present | räcker | I …, he …s |
| Past (preteritum) | räckte | I …ed |
| Supine (perfect) | har räckt | have …ed |
| Past perfect | hade räckt | had …ed |
| Future | ska räcka / kommer att räcka | will … |
| Imperative | räck! | … ! |
| Past participle | räck | …ed (adjective) |
| Present participle | räckande | …ing |
Swedish verbs do not change for person: jag räcker, du räcker, hon räcker, vi räcker, de räcker. Learn one form per tense and you can use it with everyone.
How räcka conjugates
Group 2b works like 2a, but the past takes -te because the stem ends in a voiceless consonant (k, p, s, t, x): köpa → köper, köpte, köpt. So räcka → räcker, räckte, räckt.
Passive (s-form)
Swedish makes the passive by adding -s: the doer drops out and the thing acted on becomes the subject. Spoken Swedish often prefers bli + past participle (blev räck).
| Form | Swedish |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | att räckas |
| Present | räcks |
| Past | räcktes |
| Supine | har räckts |
Meanings and examples
Patterns: ngn = någon (someone) · ngt = något (something) · SATS = a clause · VERB = a verb · PLATS = a place · RIKTNING = a direction · TID = a time · SÄTT = a manner · ADJ = an adjective