Learn Hardcore Swedish: Vi har spelat in varje repetition sedan vi köpte mikrofonstativet. - We have recorded every rehearsal since we bought the microphone stand.

Breakdown of Vi har spelat in varje repetition sedan vi köpte mikrofonstativet.

Why does Swedish use har spelat in here instead of spelade in?

Har spelat in is the present perfect. It is used because the action started in the past and is still relevant up to now.

So Vi har spelat in varje repetition sedan... means that from that past point until now, they have been recording every rehearsal.

If you said Vi spelade in varje repetition..., it would sound more like a finished past period, not something that still connects to the present.

What does spela in mean, and why is in there?

Spela in is a particle verb. In this sentence it means to record.

But together, spela in has the special meaning record.

Examples:

So you should learn spela in as one vocabulary item.

Why is spela in split up in the sentence?