Datera

datera is a Swedish verb meaning to date or to update. It is used to assign a date to a document, record, or other item, or to bring information up to a current status. In ordinary speech, dating a person is usually expressed with dejta rather than datera; datera tends to be more formal or technical and is common in administrative, archival, or software contexts.

Conjugation and forms: In the active voice, the present tense is daterar, the past tense daterade, and the supine daterat. Passive forms include dateras (present), daterades (past), and daterats (supine). The infinitive is datera and the present participle is daterande. Like many Swedish verbs, datera follows regular conjugation patterns.

Usage notes: Datera is frequently found in contexts such as stamping dates on documents, dating entries in logs, or versioning files. It can imply adding or modifying the date associated with something. It is distinct from uppdatera, which specifically means to update or refresh content rather than merely to assign or change the date.

Etymology and related terms: Datera is derived from datum, meaning date, with typical Swedish verb-forming patterns. Related terms include datum (date), datering (the act of dating or dating date), and uppdatera (to update).

Examples: Jag daterade dokumentet till 2024-05-01. Posten dateras varje gång den uppdateras. Vi daterar varje ny version av rapporten. In conversational Swedish, dejta is used for dating people, not datera.