prenumererade

Prenumererade is the past tense form of the Swedish verb prenumerera, meaning to subscribe. It is used to indicate that someone entered into a subscription to a publication, service, or other ongoing offering at a point in the past. The range of subscriptions is broad and can include newspapers, magazines, streaming services, newsletters, software, and other regularly billed products or services.

Grammatical notes: The verb prenumerera is transitive and typically used with the preposition på to denote what is being subscribed to (for example, prenumerera på tidningen). Common forms include infinitive prenumerera, present prenumererar, past prenumererade, and supine prenumererat. The form prenumererade is used for past tense in sentences such as “Hon prenumererade på tidskriften i två år.” The word can also appear in compound tenses with auxiliary verbs, as in “har prenumererat.”

Usage and context: Prenumererade describes completed actions in the past and often appears in storytelling, reports, billing notes, or consumer discussions. It is typically followed by the object of the subscription, introduced with på, such as a publication, service, or platform. In contemporary Swedish, the verb is widely used in both formal and informal contexts to denote that someone previously chose and maintained a subscription, sometimes for a defined period or until cancellation.

Related forms and notes: The related infinitive prenumerera and imperative prenumerera are used to instruct or describe the act of subscribing. When discussing ongoing or current subscriptions, other tenses or the present tense forms of prenumerera are used.