kallade

Kallade is the simple past tense form of the Swedish verb kalla, meaning to call or to name. It is used to describe an action in the past where someone gave a name to another person or thing, or summoned someone.

In usage, kalla covers naming in a broad sense, such as giving a name, title, or designation, and can also appear in phrases involving summoning or calling out to someone. For example, Jag kallade honom igår translates to I called him yesterday, while Hon kallade barnet för sitt namn could be used to describe naming a child. The verb is also used in compound tenses with the auxiliary har or hade, as in han har kallat henne (he has called her).

Etymologically, kalla derives from Old Norse kalla, with cognates in other Scandinavian languages—Danish kalde and Norwegian kalle—sharing a common Germanic origin. The Swedish forms align with the broader pattern of present and past tense conjugation found in the language.

Conjugation and forms (primary): infinitive kalla, present kallar, past kallade, supine kallat. The present tense is used for current calls or names, while kallade refers to a completed past action. The supine kallat appears in perfect and pluperfect constructions when combined with auxiliary verbs, e.g., har kallat.

See also: kalla, calling constructions in Swedish, language history of Scandinavian verbs.