oppnådde

Oppnådde is a verb form used in Norwegian Bokmål and in Swedish as the simple past tense of the verb oppnå/uppnå, meaning to achieve, reach, or attain something. In Norwegian Bokmål the form oppnådde is used for all persons in the preterite: jeg oppnådde, du oppnådde, han/hun oppnådde, vi oppnådde, dere oppnådde, de oppnådde. The Swedish cognate form is uppnådde, with the same basic meaning.

Usage-wise, oppnådde denotes a completed achievement or attainment in the past. It is common in discussions of goals, results, awards, or milestones. The corresponding present perfect forms are har oppnådd in Norwegian and har uppnått in Swedish, used to describe actions that have been achieved up to the present.

Etymology and related forms: The verb originates from a combination of the prefix opp- (up, toward) and nå (to reach), with roots in Old Norse. The infinitive forms are oppnå (Norwegian) or uppnå (Swedish). The past participles are oppnådd (Norwegian) and uppnådd (Swedish), which appear with auxiliary verbs to form perfect tenses, for example har oppnådd or har uppnått.

Oppnådde is thus the standard past-tense form in Norwegian for past achievements, closely aligned with Swedish uppnådde and shared in meaning across the Scandinavian languages.