redan

This is the 774th most frequent Swedish word.


redan

Already.


In this sentence, 'redan' is used to indicate that the action of eating breakfast has occurred prior to the present moment.

Jag har redan ätit frukost.

I have already eaten breakfast.


Here, 'redan' introduces a point in time during a past event to emphasize an early recognition or realization.

Redan när jag såg filmen första gången förstod jag slutet.

Already when I watched the film for the first time, I understood the ending.


'Redan' is used to highlight that a condition or state was true before another event happened.

Han var redan på stationen innan tåget anlände.

He was already at the station before the train arrived.