Bjuds

Bjuds is the present passive form of the Swedish verb bjuda, meaning to offer or to invite. It is used to describe an action that is offered or extended by an agent that is often not stated explicitly, producing an impersonal or neutral statement.

In practice, bjuds is commonly found in invitations, menus, notices, and event descriptions. The construction typically expresses that something is being provided or offered to people, without naming who is offering it. For example, Det bjuds på frukost translates to “Breakfast is offered,” and Deltagarna bjuds på kaffe means “The participants are offered coffee.” The form is impersonal, and if the agent should be specified, it can appear with av or by indicating the organizer.

Grammatically, bjuds is the present tense form of the passive voice for the verb bjuda. The corresponding past tense is bjöds, as in Maten bjöds av värden (“The meal was offered by the host”). The passive form bjuds is related to other Swedish passive verbs that end with -s and does not change for singular or plural subjects in the present tense.

Etymology and related forms: bjuda originates from the Swedish verb with roots in Old Norse, where cognates in neighboring Scandinavian languages carry a similar meaning of offering or inviting. Related forms include the active bjuda, the past bjöd/bjöds, and the passive participles used in more complex constructions.

See also: bjuda, bjöds, passive voice, Swedish grammar.