Sammanställde

Sammanställde is the past tense form of the Swedish verb sammanställa, which means to compile, assemble, or prepare by collecting elements from multiple sources. The construction combines samman- (together) with ställa (to place or set), conveying the act of bringing items into a coherent whole.

Morphology and related forms: sammanställa is a regular verb in the present tense (ger sammanställer), with the preterite form sammanställde. The supine is sammanställt, and the past participle used as an adjective is sammanställd. The noun form is sammanställning, referring to a compilation or collation. Common related terms include sammanställare (compiler) and sammanställningens (of the compilation).

Usage: The term is widely used in contexts where information, data, or texts are gathered and organized into a single document or dataset. It appears in research, journalism, statistics, and administrative work. For example, researchers may sammanställa data from multiple studies to produce an overview; a bureau may sammanställa a report that aggregates figures from several sources. The word often appears alongside phrases like “datavisualisering” (data visualization) or “bibliografisk sammanställning” (bibliographic compilation).

Nuances: sammanställa implies deliberate organization and selection, rather than mere listing. It contrasts with sammanfatta (to summarize), which focuses on condensing content, while sammanställa emphasizes assembling components into a structured whole. In practice, a sammanställd list or sammanställd rapport denotes information that has been systematically collected and combined.

See also: sammanställning, sammanställd, sammanställare, kompilera.