No. 552 in Swedish

satte

"Satte" is the past tense of "sätta," meaning "put" or "placed."

In a sentence

Han satte sig på stolen.
He sat down on the chair.
In this sentence, 'satte' is the past tense of 'sätta' (to set or to place), used reflexively to mean 'sat down'.
Han satte blomman på bordet.
He placed the flower on the table.
Here, 'satte' is the past tense of 'sätta,' meaning 'placed' or 'set' an object in a certain location.
Hon satte igång datorn.
She started the computer.
In this example, 'satte' is part of the phrasal verb 'sätta igång,' meaning 'to start,' often used for machines or processes.

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