fremskaffede

Fremskaffede is the Danish preterite form of the verb fremskaffe, meaning to procure, obtain, or fetch. It denotes that something has been obtained in the past, often through deliberate sourcing or retrieval, such as documents, data, or materials.

Origin and morphology: fremskaffe is formed from frems- meaning forth or forward and skaffe meaning to fetch or obtain. Fremskaffede is the simple past tense. The present tense is fremskaffer, and the past participle is fremskaffet.

Usage: The term is common in formal or bureaucratic writing, research, journalism, and archival contexts where past procurement is described. It is used with a direct object, for example fremskaffede oplysninger or fremskaffede dokumenter, to indicate that those items have been obtained.

Grammatical notes: Fremskaffede specifically marks a completed past action by a subject. It does not specify the method of obtaining, only that the procurement has occurred. In contrast, other Danish verbs might emphasize the means, speed, or effort involved.

See also: fremskaffelse, fremskaffe.