Körde

Körde is a Swedish verb form meaning "drove" or "operated," and it functions as the preterite (simple past) of the verb köra, which means to drive or to operate a vehicle or machine. It is used to describe actions completed in the past, often within a narrative.

In Swedish, the verb köra has present tense forms such as kör, and the past tense form körde. The past participle is kört, used with have/has in perfect tenses (for example, jag har kört). The preterite körde is the simple past counterpart to this.

Usage and examples: körde is typically employed to recount past driving or operation of equipment. For example, Jag körde bilen till jobbet means “I drove the car to work.” Vi körde genom staden translates to “We drove through the city.” In narrative writing, körde appears as the standard past tense for actions completed in the past, while har kört (past participle) is used for present perfect constructions.

Etymology and cognates: köra is of Germanic origin. Related verbs appear in other Scandinavian languages with similar meanings and cognates, such as Danish køre (present) and kørte (past) and Norwegian kjøre/kjørte, reflecting shared linguistic ancestry across the region.

See also: köra; kört.