Berörde

Berörde is the simple past tense form of the Swedish verb beröra, which means to touch, to handle physically, or to affect emotionally or intellectually. The infinitive is beröra; the present tense is berör; the perfect form is har berört, and the supine or past participle is berört. Adjective forms include berörd (singular, indefinite), berörda (plural or definite forms such as den berörda personen).

Etymology and usage context: beröra is formed with the prefix be- attached to röra (to move or to touch). The word covers literal physical contact as well as figurative impact—news, events, or experiences can beröra people. It is transitive and typically requires a direct object when used literally (beröra något) and can take a person or a group as the object in figurative use (beröra någon, beröra många).

Common grammatical notes: berörde functions as the past tense for subjects performing the action. The related participle berört is used after auxiliary verbs to form perfect constructions (har berört) and as a passive or adjectival form. Berörd and berörda are used to describe someone or something that has been touched or affected, with berörd as the indefinite singular adjective and berörda as the plural or definite forms.

Examples:

- Hon berörde pianotangenten försiktigt. (She touched the piano key carefully.)

- Nyheten berörde många människor. (The news affected many people.)

- Den berörda publiken satt tyst. (The affected audience sat in silence.)

See also: beröra, berörd, berörda, berört. In closely related Scandinavian languages, cognates exist with similar meanings.