innefattade

Innefattade is a Swedish verb form used to indicate that something included or comprised certain elements. Specifically, innefattade is the preterite (past) form of innefatta, meaning to include, to contain, or to comprise. It is used to describe what was included in the past.

Etymology: The word is a compound of prefix inne- meaning “in” and fatta meaning “to grasp” or “to understand.” The sense is thus “to grasp within” or “to include within a larger whole.”

Usage: The form appears mainly in formal or analytic contexts such as reports, studies, and policy texts. Examples: Rapporten innefattade följande punkter. The report included the following points. Undersökningen innefattade data från flera länder. The study included data from several countries.

Common synonyms and related verbs include innehålla (to contain) and omfatta (to comprise or to encompass). Innefatta tends to emphasize inclusion within a group or set rather than physical containment, and is common in written Swedish, especially in technical language.

Notes: The word is a past tense form and is distinct from forms such as innefattat (past participle) and innefattar (present tense).