träffat

Träffat is the past participle of the Swedish verb träffa, meaning to meet or to encounter. It is used mainly in compound tenses with the auxiliary har or hade to form perfect and pluperfect constructions. For example: Jag har träffat henne. Vi hade träffat honom tidigare.

Grammatically, träffat corresponds to the infinitive träffa and the simple past träffade. The present tense is träffar. A reflexive or reciprocal form is träffas, meaning “to meet each other,” as in Vi träffas varje vecka.

In addition to its literal sense, träffat appears in common idioms such as träffat rätt (hit the mark) and träffat fel (missed the target). The participle is also used in describing experiences, for example Jag har träffat många intressanta människor.

Usage notes: the form träffat is used with ser and har/hade to express experiences or actions completed in the past, regardless of when they occurred. The simple past form, träffade, is typically used for straightforward narrative past events. The participle does not inflect for gender or number when forming verb phrases; it functions as part of the tense rather than as an adjective.

Etymology: the verb is Swedish (from träffa) with cognates in other North Germanic languages, such as Norwegian treffa and Danish træffe, reflecting a shared linguistic heritage.