sammanfattade

Sammanfattade is a form of the Swedish verb sammanfatta, meaning to summarize or condense a longer text into a shorter version. The word can function as a past tense verb form (preterite) and, in some contexts, as a participial adjective describing content that has been condensed.

Etymology and meaning: sammanfatta is built from samman- meaning together and fatta meaning to grasp or understand. The sense of bringing together essential points to create a concise version is central to the term.

Grammatical notes: The infinitive is sammanfatta; present tense sammanfattar; past simple is sammanfattade; supine is sammanfattat; present participle is sammanfattande; past participle is sammanfattad. The form sammanfattade is used as the simple past tense for all persons (jag sammanfattade, du sammanfattade, han sammanfattade, vi sammanfattade, ni sammanfattade, de sammanfattade). For perfect tenses, the compound form uses har sammanfattat.

Usage: In Swedish writing, sammanfattade appears when stating that someone summarized something, or when describing content that has been condensed. It can also describe a text as summarized through the past participle adjective: en sammanfattad rapport, a summarized report. Common related terms include sammanfattning (a summary), sammanfatta (to summarize), sammanfattad (summarized), and sammanfattande (summarizing).

See also: sammanfattning, sammanfatta, sammanfattad, sammanfattande.