identifierade

Identifierade is a Swedish verb form derived from identifiera, meaning to establish the identity of someone or something. In ordinary prose it most commonly appears as the simple past tense of identifiera, as in "Polisen identifierade mannen" (The police identified the man). The form also occurs in passive constructions and in compound tenses when combined with auxiliary verbs.

Morphology and forms: identifiera is a weak verb. Present tense is identifierar, past tense is identifierade, the supine is identifierat, and the past participle is identifierad. The form identifierade is used solely as the preterite (simple past). In combination with "har" or "hade" the perfect or pluperfect would use the past participle: "har identifierat," "hade identifierat."

Usage and nuances: Identifierade is used to indicate that identification has occurred, usually with a direct object representing the person or thing identified (for example, "identifying the suspect" or "identified the person as a witness"). The construction can be active or passive: "Polisen identifierade mannen" or "Mannen identifierades som misstänkt." The term is common in legal, investigative, administrative, and research contexts. It is distinct from känna igen, which means to recognize from memory or prior experience rather than establishing a positive identity from evidence or description.

Origin and related terms: The verb identifiera belongs to Swedish, with etymological ties to the root ident- found in related European languages and terms such as identitet and identifikation. Related nouns include identifiering (the process of identifying) and identitet (identity). The adjectival form corresponding to the past participle is identifierad.

See also: identifiering, identitet, identifierad.