dukat

dukat

"Set" or "laid," referring to a table prepared for a meal.

Here, 'dukat' is the past participle of the verb 'duka', meaning 'to set' in the context of table settings, indicating the completion of the action.

Jag har redan dukat bordet.

I have already set the table.

In this sentence, 'dukat' is used as a past participle adjectively describing the table ('bordet').

Vi satt vid det vackert dukade bordet.

We sat at the beautifully set table.

Here, 'dukat' is part of the compound past perfect tense, indicating the action of laying out food was completed before another action.

Han hade dukat upp maten innan gästerna anlände.

He had laid out the food before the guests arrived.