träda

See also: trada and trăda

Swedish

From the verb (see Etymology 2 below).

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träda (present träder, preterite trädde, supine trätt, imperative träd)

(often somewhat formal) to walk (in a somewhat slow and dignified manner, usually crossing some boundary); to step, to walk
Synonym: (step in) stiga in

Han trädde in i rummet
He stepped into the room
(figuratively) come into (effect), enter into (service/the picture), step in, emerge from, etc. (various expressions)
träda i kraft
to come into effect

träda in i bilden
enter into the picture

En ny bild trädde fram
A new image emerged

En man trädde fram ur dimman
A man emerged from the mist

träda in i en roll
enter into a role

Han trädde in när den tidigare chefen slutade
He stepped in when the previous manager left
to thread (beads on a string), commonly contracted to trä
to plow (a fallow)

Often with a particle like in (“in”), ut (“out”), fram (“forth”), or tillbaks (“back”).