No. 317 in Swedish

raka

"Raka" means "to shave" in English.

In a sentence

Han behöver raka sig innan mötet.
He needs to shave before the meeting.
The word 'raka' is used as a verb, meaning 'to shave'.
Vägen genom staden var helt raka.
The road through the city was completely straight.
The word 'raka' functions as an adjective, describing something as 'straight'.
De startade en raka från mållinjen i tävlingen.
They started a straight stretch from the finish line in the race.
Here, 'raka' is used as a noun to indicate a straight or direct stretch, often in the context of a path.

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