ändrade

ändrade is the simple past tense of the Swedish verb ändra, meaning to change or alter. It expresses a completed change in the past and is used with any subject (jag ändrade, du ändrade, han ändrade, vi ändrade, ni ändrade, de ändrade). Example: Jag ändrade mina planer igår.

Grammatically, ändrade is the preterite form; the present tense is ändrar and the supine is ändrat. The past tense can also appear in passive constructions, as in planen ändrades efter beslutet, meaning the plan was changed.

As an adjective, the past participle is typically ändrad, not ändrade. In practice one says en ändrad plan or den ändrade planen to denote “a changed plan,” depending on definiteness and grammatical case.

Etymology and cognates: ändra belongs to the North Germanic family. Similar forms appear in Danish (ændre) and Norwegian (endre), reflecting common Indo-North Germanic roots for the verb “to change.” The form ändrade is a characteristic Swedish preterite, distinct from the supine ändrat used for the perfect and from the participial ändrad used as an adjective.