pÅkaldte

Påkaldte is a Danish verb form meaning summoned or called upon. It is used as the simple past tense of the verb påkalde, which denotes the act of calling someone to appear or invoking a request or presence. In Danish, this form appears in written and formal contexts, and may be found in historical records, legal prose, or literary texts.

Etymology and grammar: the infinitive påkalde consists of the prefix på- together with kalde (to call). The past tense form pÅkaldte is the standard finite form used with subjects in the past. Because on modern Danish a preferred way to express being summoned is often with passive constructions (for example blev indkaldt or blev kaldt), påkaldte is more common in older documents or in stylized, formal writing. The term is nonetheless understood today as part of the standard verb paradigm.

Usage and context: pÅkaldte tends to appear in historical or legal narrative, religious invocations, or literary passages where an action of calling forth or summoning is described. It is relatively uncommon in everyday contemporary Danish, where more everyday phrases or passive constructions might replace it. When encountered, it signals a past action performed by a subject that called another person or thing to appear, or invoked a request.

Examples:

- Dommeren påkaldte vidnerne til retten. (The judge summoned the witnesses to court.)

- Formanden påkaldte mødet for at fastlægge dagsordenen. (The chair called the meeting to order to set the agenda.)

See also: indkaldelse, tilkaldelse, kald, påkalde.