Räckte

Räckte is the past tense form of the Swedish verb räcka, which has several related meanings in modern Swedish: to reach, to be enough, to extend, or to hand something to someone. In present tense it is räcker; in past tense it is räckte; the supine form is räckt and the perfect participle is also räckt. Räcka can be used both transitively and in phrasal constructions.

Common usages include:

- To be enough: Det räckte inte till. or Pengarna räckte till för att köpa bilen. These constructions express sufficiency or insufficiency.

- To hand over or extend something: Han räckte mig nycklarna. Hon räckte fram en penna. The sense involves physically extending or offering something to someone.

- To reach or stretch: Som en del av uttryck som räcka till, eller räcka upp (to reach up).

Etymology: The verb is of Germanic origin and has cognates in other Nordic languages, such as Danish række and Norwegian rekke, which share senses related to reaching, extending, or being sufficient in certain contexts.

Usage notes: Räcka is versatile and appears in many common phrases, including räcka till, räcka fram, and räcka upp. It is frequent in both spoken and written Swedish, especially when discussing resources, capacity, or actions involving handing something to someone.

Examples:

- Det räckte till för alla. (That was enough for everyone.)

- Han räckte mig pennan. (He handed me the pen.)

- Hon räckte upp handen. (She raised her hand.)

Räckte remains a core verb in contemporary Swedish, regularly used to describe sufficiency, accessibility, and the act of giving or extending something.