säkrade

Säkrade is a Swedish verb form meaning secured or safeguarded. It is the simple past (preterite) form of the verb säkra, which means to secure, ensure, or insure. In the simple past, säkrade is used with all grammatical persons, for example: jag säkrade, du säkrade, han säkrade, vi säkrade, ni säkrade, de säkrade.

In compound tenses, the past participle säkrat is used together with auxiliary verbs like har or hade to form perfect and pluperfect constructions, for example: jag har säkrat, vi hade säkrat. The word can appear in a variety of contexts where something is made safe, sealed, or financially protected. Säkrade is common in statements about securing a building, protecting data, guaranteeing finances, or arranging insurance.

Säkrar and säkra are related to säker, meaning safe or secure. The term is widely used in everyday Swedish as well as in technical, legal, and financial writing. In addition to the verb, the related noun säkring refers to security measures, protection, or an insurance arrangement, and the adjective säkrad is used to describe something that has been secured.

Examples illustrate its everyday use: “Företaget säkrade finansieringen för projektet.” “De säkrade porten innan stormen.” “Vi har säkrat data genom tvåfaktorsautentisering.” As with many Swedish verbs, säkrade functions across contexts from physical security to abstract protection, and its correct usage depends on tense and aspect within a sentence.