No. 228 in Swedish
ökade
"Increased" (past tense).
In a sentence
Antalet besökare ökade under sommaren.
The number of visitors increased during the summer.
Here, 'ökade' is used as a verb in the past tense, indicating that the action of increasing occurred in the past.
Företaget såg ökade intäkter jämfört med förra året.
The company saw increased revenues compared to last year.
In this sentence, 'ökade' serves as an adjective describing the revenues, indicating growth or an increase.
Det ökade behovet av resurser var märkbart.
The increased need for resources was noticeable.
Here 'ökade' modifies 'behovet' as an adjective, signifying an augmented requirement.
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