Raderna

Raderna is the definite plural form of the Swedish noun rad, which means a row, line, or sequence. It is used to refer to multiple parallel lines or series in various contexts, such as rows in a table, lines of text, or rows in seating. The corresponding indefinite plural is rader, while raderna denotes “the rows.”

Etymology and form: Rad belongs to the core vocabulary of Swedish and has cognates in other North Germanic languages. The plural forms follow standard Swedish inflection, with rader as the indefinite plural and raderna as the definite plural.

Usage: In everyday language, raderna commonly appear in descriptions of layouts and lists. Examples include giving locations in a seating chart (en rad i arenan), identifying positions in a spreadsheet or database (rad 5), or referring to lines of text or poetry (en rad i dikten). In technical writing, the term helps distinguish individual rows within a matrix, table, or grid. The plural form allows concise reference to multiple lines without repeating the noun.

Variant meanings: Beyond physical rows, rader can describe sequences or progressions in non-physical senses, such as rows of data, rows of numbers, or rows in a queue-like arrangement. The exact interpretation depends on context, but the core sense remains a linear grouping of elements.

See also: rad (line), kolumn (column), tabell (table), textlinje (line of text), poetiska radlinjer (lines of poetry).