Hanterade

Hanterade is the past tense form of the Swedish verb hantera, meaning to handle, manage, or deal with. It is used to describe actions that were completed in the past and can refer to handling tasks, problems, or situations.

In active voice, hanterade indicates that the subject directly managed the thing in question. The corresponding passive past form is hanterades, used when the actor is unspecified or the focus is on the handling itself. Examples: “Hon hanterade kundärenden igår.” “Fallet hanterades av myndigheterna.” “De hanterade budgeten väl.” The perfect tense, such as har hanterat, describes handling that has occurred up to the present.

Etymology: hantera is a Swedish verb with cognates in other Germanic languages, such as Danish håndtere and Norwegian håndtere. The related noun hantering means “handling” or “management.”

Usage notes: hanterade is common in business, administration, journalism, and everyday speech. It appears in both concrete contexts (handling a specific task) and more abstract ones (handling a crisis). The word is neutral and fact-focused, suitable for reporting and descriptive prose.

See also: hantera, hantering, handling, and related verbs such as klara or ordna that convey similar notions of managing or resolving.