köpte

Köpte is the simple past tense of the Swedish verb köpa, meaning to buy. It denotes a completed purchase in the past and is used with any subject. In present tense the verb is köper; the past tense köpte covers all persons: jag köpte, du köpte, han/hon köpte, vi köpte, ni köpte, de köpte. The corresponding past participle is köpt, used with the auxiliary har to form perfect tenses: Jag har köpt en bok.

Etymology and cognates: The Swedish verb köpa traces back to Old Norse kaupa and is cognate with Danish købe and Norwegian kjøpe. The word is part of a common Germanic root related to buying and commerce, shared across several related languages.

Usage notes: Köpte is common in narrative and everyday speech to indicate that a buying action occurred in the past. It is a regular weak verb in Swedish, formed by adding the suffix -te to the present-stem köp-. In combination with har, köpt forms the perfect tense: Jag har köpt en ny cykel.

Examples: Jag köpte en bok igår. Hon köpte sallad till lunchen. Vi köpte biljetter i förväg.

See also: köpa, köpt, köp. breve.