Udspillede

Udspillede is the simple past tense form of the Danish verb udspille. The verb udspille means to perform or stage something, such as a play or scene, or more generally to enact or carry out a plan or sequence of events. The past tense udspillede is used to describe actions or events that have already occurred. The word can also appear in the pronominal form udspille sig, meaning to unfold or develop, in which case the past tense becomes udspillede sig.

In usage, udspille can be transitive, with a direct object such as a drama, a scene, or a plan (for example, a play or a sequence of events). It can also be intransitive when combined with sig to mean “to unfold.” Examples include:

- Historien udspillede sig over flere dage. (The story unfolded over several days.)

- I går udspillede de en dramatisk scene. (Yesterday they performed a dramatic scene.)

- Skuespillerne udspillede deres roller. (The actors performed their roles.)

Morphology and related forms:

- Present: udspiller

- Past simple: udspillede

- Past participle: udspillet

- Reflexive form (unfolding sense): udspille sig, with past tense udspillede sig

Etymology and register:

Udspille is formed from ud- (out, forth) and spille (to play). The term is common in literary, journalistic, and theatrical contexts, and is used across formal and informal Danish to convey that something was enacted, staged, or unfolded in the past.

See also:

- Spille (to play)

- Udspil (a related noun referring to a move or staging in some contexts)