hörde

hörde is the simple past tense (preterite) form of the Swedish verb höra, meaning to hear or to listen. It is used to describe an act of hearing that occurred at a past moment, whether perceiving a sound or receiving information. The verb is transitive, typically taking an object such as a sound, a statement, or a report, as in Jag hörde ett konstigt ljud (I heard a strange sound) or Jag hörde att hon kom (I heard that she arrived).

In terms of tense and aspect, hörde corresponds to a completed past action. The related present perfect form is har hört, used to indicate that the hearing occurred at some time up to the present. The distinction between höra and other related verbs is that höra emphasizes perception of sound, while lyssna focuses on the act of listening attentively.

Conjugation and forms

Presens: jag hör, du hör, han/hon/ni hör, vi hör, ni hör, de hör.

Preteritum (preterite): jag hörde, du hörde, han/hon hörde, vi hörde, ni hörde, de hörde.

Supinum: hört.

Perfekt: jag har hört, du har hört, han/hon har hört, vi har hört, ni har hört, de har hört.

Pluskvamperfekt: jag hade hört, du hade hört, han/hon hade hört, vi hade hört, ni hade hört, de hade hört.

Etymology and related forms

hörde is a form of the verb höra, which has cognates in the other Scandinavian languages, such as Danish høre and Norwegian høre. The word belongs to the Germanic language family and shares a common heritage with these verbs of perception.

See also: höra, lyssna.