fördubblade

Fördubblade is a Swedish verb form derived from the verb fördubbla, meaning to make something twice as large or to increase it to double its previous amount. It is used to indicate that a quantity or indicator has doubled, and can refer to past actions where a subject has achieved this doubling.

Morphology and forms: The base verb is transitive. The present tense form is fördubblas (is doubled / doubles). The simple past tense is fördubblade (doubled or doubled in the past, with the subject performing the action). The past participle is fördubblat (used in perfect tenses such as har fördubblat). The related adjective form is fördubblad, used to describe something that has been doubled or twofold, as in en fördubblad kostnad or tvåfaldig betydelse.

Usage: Fördubblade is common in economic, statistical, and business reporting, as well as in everyday language when comparing quantities over time. It typically appears in sentences describing growth, production, sales, population, or other metrics that have doubled within a period. The word can appear in active voice (Bolaget fördubblade sin omsättning) or passive constructions (Omsättningen fördubblades under året).

See also: Related terms include dubbla (to double), tvåfaldig or tvåfaldigt (twofold). The phrase två gånger is used to express “twice” in a less formal way, while fördubblelse or fördubbling is sometimes used to refer to the act or result of doubling.

Notes: As with many Swedish verb forms, sammanhanget (the context) determines whether fördubblade functions as a past tense verb or a participial adjective in compound constructions.