uttryckte

Uttryckte is the preterite (simple past) form of the Swedish verb uttrycka, meaning to express, convey, or articulate. It is used to describe expressions of thoughts, opinions, or feelings that occurred in the past.

Morphology and inflection: The infinitive is uttrycka, the present tense is uttrycker, and the preterite is uttryckte. The form uttryckte is the same across all persons in the simple past (jag uttryckte, du uttryckte, han uttryckte, vi uttryckte, ni uttryckte, de uttryckte). The past participle is uttryckt, which is used with auxiliary har to form perfect tenses (har uttryckt). The present participle exists as uttryckande in some constructions.

Etymology and usage: The verb is built from the prefix ut- meaning “out/away” and trycka, “to press/print,” conveying the sense of pressing thoughts into words. In Swedish, uttrycka is commonly used with objects such as åsikt, känsla, or information, as in att uttrycka en åsikt (to express an opinion) or att uttrycka tacksamhet (to express gratitude). It can also be used reflexively to mean “to express oneself” (uttryckte sig).

Complement and related forms: A related noun is uttryck, meaning expression. The past participle uttryckt and the preterite form uttryckte are distinct, with uttryckt serving in perfect constructions and expressing passive or completed states. The verb contrasts with related terms like uttrycklig (express) as an adjective in other forms.

Examples:

- Hon uttryckte sin tacksamhet för hjälpen.

- Han uttryckte en tydlig kritik av förslaget.

- Hon uttryckte sig väl under intervjun.

See also: uttryck, uttrycklig, uttrycka.