No. 1,325 in Swedish
ändrade
"Ändrade" means "changed" or "altered" in English.
In a sentence
Jag ändrade inställningen på apparaten.
I changed the setting on the device.
Here, 'ändrade' is used as the past tense of the verb 'ändra', meaning 'to change'. It describes an action completed in the past whereby the setting of the device was altered.
De ändrade planerna för firandet.
They changed the plans for the celebration.
In this case, 'ändrade' functions as the past tense of 'ändra' and pertains to modifying or altering the plans regarding an event.
Hon märkte att färgen på himlen ändrade sig.
She noticed that the color of the sky was changing.
Here, 'ändrade sig' implies a reflexive use of 'ändra', where an aspect (the sky's color) is undergoing change spontaneously.
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