lyssnade

Lyssnade is the simple past tense form of the Swedish verb lyssna, meaning to listen. It is used to describe a completed act of listening in the past, and it applies to all grammatical persons: jag lyssnade, du lyssnade, han/hon lyssnade, vi lyssnade, ni lyssnade, de lyssnade.

In Swedish, lyssnade is the preterite form derived from the verb lyssna, whose infinitive is used in present tense constructions such as jag lyssnar. The past participle of lyssna is lyssnat, which forms the present perfect and other compound tenses with auxiliary verbs like har and hade. The etymology of lyssna traces back to Old Norse hlusta, and the sense remains closely related to listening or paying attention.

Usage notes include the typical construction with a direct object or with a preposition such as på, meaning listening to something. For example: Igår lyssnade jag på podden. Vi lyssnade tills programmet slutade. The form is not used as a noun; it functions as a verb and cannot replace the infinitive lyssna in non-past contexts.

See also: lyssna (infinitive), lyssnat (past participle), listen (cognate in English).