kolliderade

Kolliderade is the past tense form of the Swedish verb kollidera, meaning to collide or crash. The term is used when two or more moving bodies or agents strike each other or come into contact with force. It can describe physical collisions in contexts such as road traffic or sport, as well as metaphorical clashes of interests, ideas or conditions.

In Swedish, kollidera is a regular -a verb. The basic forms are: infinitive kollidera, present kolliderar, past kolliderade, and supine/kolliderat (past participle). The past tense kolliderade is used for simple past actions, as in “Två bilar kolliderade i korsningen.”

Kollidera and its derivatives appear in various domains. In physics or astronomy, the verb describes objects that strike one another, from particles to celestial bodies. In everyday language, it can express conflicts or inconsistencies between plans, policies or desires, for example “deras intressen kolliderade.” The related noun kollision denotes the event of a collision, its consequences, or a situation in which two forces meet.

Etymology traces kollidera to the Latin collidere, meaning “to strike together,” with later influence through European languages into Swedish. In modern usage, the word remains common in both technical and colloquial contexts. See also kollision for the noun form of the concept.