fört

Fört is a Swedish verb form tied to the verb föra, meaning to lead, carry, or bring. In contemporary usage, fört is the supine or past participle form and appears in perfect and pluperfect constructions with auxiliary verbs such as har or hade. For example, han har fört projektet igenom means he has carried the project through. The form is typically not used as a finite verb on its own; the simple past of föra is förde, while fört serves to express completed action in combination with auxiliary verbs.

Morphology and spelling notes are relevant for learners of Swedish. The form is written with the ö in the stem, as in fört, reflecting historical vowel harmony with related Germanic languages. In other Nordic languages, cognate forms exist: Norwegian and Danish have ført/ført as past participles of their corresponding verbs meaning to lead or carry, illustrating shared etymology from Old Norse.

Usage and register. Fört is common in standard Swedish in formal, literary, or journalistic contexts when describing actions that have been completed and carried out. In everyday speech, speakers may still use fört in similar roles, but variations across dialects can occur, and some speakers may prefer paraphrases such as har lett eller har blivit fört through more direct verbs.

Etymology. The word derives from Old Norse and Proto-Germanic roots for “to bring” or “to carry.” Its modern Swedish usage aligns with the broader Nordic family of languages, where cognate forms retain comparable meanings in past participle or supine functions.

See also: föra, förning, ført, føra.