Fotograferade

Fotograferade is the preterite (simple past) form of the Swedish verb fotografera, meaning to photograph. It is used to describe an action that was completed in the past and is the same for all persons: jag fotograferade, du fotograferade, han/hon fotograferade, vi fotograferade, ni fotograferade, de fotograferade.

Fotografera belongs to the verb class of -era in Swedish. Its present tense is fotograferar, its supine is fotograferat, and its perfekt participle is also fotograferat, used with har in perfect tenses (har fotograferat). The adjective form fotograferad means “photographed,” as in en fotograferad bild (a photographed image). The noun forms include fotograf (photographer), fotografi (photography), and fotografering (the act of photographing).

Etymology and related terms: fotografera is built from foto- (from fotografie or photography) combined with the verbal root -graf-, from Greek graphein meaning to write or record. This links the verb to the broader Swedish vocabulary for images and visual recording, including fotograf, fotografi and fotografering.

Usage notes: fotograferade appears in narratives, reports, and descriptions of past events involving taking photographs. It should not be confused with fotograferad, which functions as an adjective, or with fotograf, the person who takes photos. The form is common in everyday Swedish when recounting what was done with a camera.