Reparerade

Reparerade is a Swedish word that serves as the simple past tense form of the verb reparera, meaning to repair or fix something. It is used as a finite verb in past actions, for example: Jag reparerade bilen igår (I repaired the car yesterday). Reparerade can also function as a past participle used as an adjective in plural contexts, as in reparerade delar (repaired parts).

Etymology: The verb reparera is borrowed from French réparer, which in turn comes from Latin reparare, formed with re- (again) + parare (to prepare). Through Swedish language history, reparera and its inflected forms, including reparerade, were incorporated to express completed repair actions and related adjectival meanings.

Usage and grammar: As a finite verb, reparerade agrees with the subject in person and number in the past tense. As an adjective, the past participle form shows agreement in number and definiteness. Indefinite singular: en reparerad bil (a repaired car). Indefinite plural: reparerade bilar (repaired cars). Definite forms: den reparerade bilen (the repaired car) and de reparerade bilarna (the repaired cars).

Related terms: The noun for the act of repairing is reparation or reparering, depending on context. The base verb is reparera, and related compounds include reparationsarbete (repair work) and various technical terms depending on the object of repair.

Overview: Reparerade functions both as a past tense verb and as a plural-adjectival form describing items that have been repaired. Its use is common in everyday Swedish, maintenance contexts, technical writing, and descriptions of restored or fixed objects.