Separerede

Separerede is a Danish verb form that denotes the simple past tense of the verb separere, meaning to separate, detach, or divide. It is used to describe an action completed in the past and can be applied to any subject. The corresponding past participle is separeret.

In practice, separerede is used for a range of meanings from physical division to changes in relationships or arrangements. Examples include separating items into parts, dividing groups, or describing that two parties ended a partnership. A typical sentence is “Parterne separerede efter ti år sammen,” meaning the parties separated after ten years together. As with other Danish verbs, separerede should agree with the subject in mood and person, while the form itself remains the same across persons in the past tense.

Etymology and history: separere in Danish is a loanword derived from the French séparer, which itself comes from the Latin separare. The form separerede reflects regular Danish past-tense conjugation patterns for -ere verbs. The term is widely understood in modern Danish and appears in factual writing, journalism, and narrative prose.

Notes: the past participle form separeret is used for passive or perfect constructions (for example, have separated). Separerede is predominantly a finite verb form in past tense; when describing a state of being separated as an adjective, separeret is the common participial form.

See also: separation (the noun), adskillelse (separation/division), opdeling (division).