beslutade

Beslutade is a Swedish verb form meaning "decided." It is the preterite (past tense) of besluta, used to describe a decision made in the past.

Besluta means to decide or to determine a course of action. Beslutade is used in everyday speech and in writing to report past decisions. The present tense is beslutar, and the past participle is beslutit, which is used with har to form the present perfect (har beslutit). The form decision expresses how someone concluded something at a previous time and often introduces a clause such as "att gå vidare" (to proceed).

Etymology and cognates: besluta is a native Swedish verb with parallels in the other Scandinavian languages. The exact historical origin is traditional to the medieval period and part of the broader Germanic verb family related to making decisions or determinations. The word has developed through standard Swedish spelling and phonology, and its usage is widespread across formal and informal registers.

Usage and examples: Beslutade is commonly used to report a completed decision. Example: De beslutade att gå vidare. In written Swedish, the form may appear in journalism, reports, and narrative prose to convey a concluded choice by a group or individual. Related terms include beslutsam (decisive) and beslut (decision), which derive from the same verb family.

In Swedish, decision-making language frequently appears in governance, organizational, and personal contexts, reflecting both formal processes and everyday choices.