körde

In a sentence

• Han körde bilen till affären.

  He drove the car to the store.

  Here, 'körde' functions as the simple past tense of 'köra', meaning 'to drive'. It takes a subject ('he'), a direct object ('the car'), and often includes a destination or context of travel ('to the store').

• Vi körde igenom parken på morgonen.

  We drove through the park in the morning.

  In this sentence, 'körde' again denotes the action of driving, but now it is a collective activity ('we') and includes a path ('through the park'). The additional details specify the time ('in the morning').

• Hon körde hårt i sin träning inför tävlingen.

  She pushed hard in her training before the competition.

  Here, 'körde' is used metaphorically to describe an intense effort ('pushed hard') in the context of a non-literal form of exertion ('training'). This shows the flexibility of the verb 'köra' in Swedish.