No. 2,629 in Swedish

räcka

"Räcka" means "to hand," "to reach," or "to suffice" in English.

In a sentence

Kan du räcka mig penna?
Can you hand me the pen?
Here, 'räcka' is used in the sense of 'to hand over' or 'to pass'.
Det kommer att räcka med maten vi har.
The food we have will be enough.
In this sentence, 'räcka' signifies 'to be sufficient'.
Han kunde inte räcka till för att hjälpa alla.
He couldn't suffice to help everyone.
Here, 'räcka till' is used in the meaning of 'to suffice' or 'be enough in capacity'.

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