aftalte

Aftalte is the Danish simple past tense form of the verb aftale, meaning to agree or to arrange. It is used to describe a completed act of reaching an agreement, deciding on a plan, or settling terms in the past. The present tense is aftaler, and the past participle is aftalt, which is used with have in perfect tenses (har aftalt).

In usage, aftalte appears in everyday speech and formal writing to indicate that an agreement was made. It can refer to informal arrangements, such as scheduling a meeting, as well as formal contracts or terms that were agreed upon. The verb commonly collocates with terms like møde (meeting), vilkår (terms), and kontrakt (contract). Examples include: Vi aftalte mødet til klokken 10 i går. De aftalte vilkårene før underskrivelsen.

Etymology and related forms: Aftale derives from Danish and is cognate with other North Germanic languages, reflecting the general verb meaning to agree or arrange. The word forms vary across tenses: jeg aftalte, du aftalte, han/hun aftalte, vi aftalte, I aftalte, de aftalte. The past participle aftalt is used in compound tenses and as an adjective, as in et aftalt tidspunkt (an agreed time) or aftalt kontrakt (agreed contract).

See also: aftale (the noun meaning agreement or contract), aftalt (past participle/adjective form), har aftalt (present perfect construction), and Norwegian avtalte or Swedish avtalade for cognate forms.