frågat

Frågat is the supine form of the Swedish verb fråga, meaning to ask. It is used to form perfect and pluperfect tenses with auxiliary verbs such as har and hade, for example har frågat (has asked) and hade frågat (had asked). The verb’s basic forms are infinitive fråga, present frågar, past frågade, and supine/frågat. The passive participle is frågats and is used in passive constructions such as har blivit frågat (has been asked).

Usage and meaning

Frågat denotes the act of asking a question or requesting information. In ordinary storytelling and conversation, it appears in phrases describing what someone has asked: Jag har frågat läraren om uppgiften. Vad har du frågat om? The simple past form frågade is used for direct narration of a completed asking event in the past, while frågat appears in perfect tenses.

Grammar and nuance

Frågat changes with the auxiliary verb but not for person or number. It is not commonly used as an independent past tense; that function is fulfilled by frågade. The word is frequent in both spoken and written Swedish, especially in contexts involving information-seeking, interviews, or reported speech.

Etymology and related forms

Fråga originates from Swedish and is cognate with other North Germanic verbs meaning to ask. Frågat, as the supine, links to other Swedish verb forms that form perfect tenses with hjälp of har or hade. The related passive participle is frågats, used in constructions like har blivit frågat (has been asked).