This is the 468th most frequent Swedish word.
skadade
"Skadade" means "injured" or "damaged" in English.
In this sentence, 'skadade' is used as a past tense verb to describe the action of getting injured.
Många människor skadade sig under stormen.
Many people got injured during the storm.
Here, 'skadade' functions as a past participle describing a condition or state, where 'damaged' applies to the cars.
De skadade bilarna står fortfarande på vägen.
The damaged cars are still on the road.
In this case, 'skadade' is used as a past tense verb to signify the act of causing injury to another person.