Drömde

Drömde is the past tense form of the Swedish verb drömma, meaning "to dream." In modern Swedish, drömma is conjugated in the present tense as drömmer, and in the past tense as drömde. The standard preterite form is the same for all persons: jag drömde, du drömde, han/hon drömde, vi/drömde, ni drömde, de drömde. The supine form is drömt, which is used with the auxiliary hav a to form perfect tenses (har drömt, hade drömt).

Usage and meaning: Drömde is used to describe experiences during sleep, for example “Jag drömde om en resa i natt” (I dreamed about a trip last night). It is also used figuratively to refer to ambitions or wishes, as in “drömde om att bli författare” (dreamed of becoming a writer) or with the construction drömde om något. The verb often appears with om or att to introduce the content of the dream.

Etymology and related forms: Drömma is derived from the noun dröm, meaning “dream.” The noun dröm comes from Old Norse draumr, related to the English word dream and other Germanic cognates. The verb can be formed from the noun by adding the typical Swedish verb suffix -ma.

See also: dröm (dream), drömma (to dream), drömt (supine form used with have/had). The term is used across literature, journalism, and everyday language to describe nocturnal dreams or aspirational imagery in a neutral, descriptive tone.