nået

Nået is the past participle of the Danish verb nå, meaning to reach or to achieve. It denotes that something has been reached or accomplished and is used in combination with auxiliary verbs to form perfect tenses.

In Danish, the verb nå is conjugated as follows: infinitive at nå; present jeg når, du når, han/hun når, vi når, I når, de når; preterite jeg nåede, du nåede, han nåede, vi nåede, I nåede, de nåede; past participle nået. The participle nyn has no gender or number agreement and is used with har (have) or havde (had) to form perfect and pluperfect constructions.

Common uses include literal meanings, such as reaching a place or a goal, and figurative senses, such as achieving a result or meeting a deadline. Examples: "Jeg har nået målet." (I have reached the goal.) "Vi nåede deadlineen." (We reached the deadline.) "Vi har ikke nået alle målene endnu." (We have not reached all the goals yet.) The past tense forms (nåede) are distinct and are used for narrative or simple past statements.

Etymology and related forms: nået derives from the verb nå with the typical Danish past participle suffix -et. The structure mirrors similar Scandinavian patterns, with cognates in Norwegian and Swedish that form past participles in comparable ways.

See also: Danish grammar, Danish verbs, nå.