Avlämnade

Avlämnade is the preterite form of the Swedish verb avlämna, meaning to deliver or hand over something to another person or to submit it to an authority. The action can involve physical items, documents, responsibilities, or tasks that are presented to someone in charge.

The term is commonly used in formal, administrative, or legal contexts. It emphasizes that the item or information is being transferred to a specific recipient or institution, often with an implied transfer of responsibility. In everyday language, people may instead say lämna in for submissions, while avlämna is used when the handover is deliberate and to an identifiable recipient, such as a supervisor, court, or government body. Avlämna can apply to nycklar, rapporter, uppgifter, eller andra föremål och dokument.

Grammar and forms: avlämna is a transitive verb. Present tense: avlämnar; past tense (preterite): avlämnade; supine (used with perfect tenses): avlämnat; past participle as an adjective: avlämnad eller avlämnat depending on gender and number. Perfect tense examples: har avlämnat; hade avlämnat. Passive or passive-like constructions can use avlämnades, as in "Rapporten avlämnades till chefen" (the report was delivered to the boss).

Examples: Hon avlämnade nycklarna till fastighetsförvaltaren. Företaget avlämnade årsredovisningen till myndigheterna. Har du avlämnat uppgiften än? Rapporten avlämnades till länsrätten.

See also: lämna, lämna in, överlämna, insända. Avlämnade is part of a broader family of verbs related to handing over or submitting, with nuanced usage depending on formality and context.