Erhållna

Erhållna is a Swedish word that functions as the past participle of the verb erhålla, meaning to obtain or receive. In practice, erhållna is used as an adjective describing something that has been obtained or received. It commonly appears in formal or administrative language to indicate a resulting state rather than a tense.

Usage of erhållna typically occurs in noun phrases or clauses referring to data, funds, rights, documents, or other items that have been acquired. Examples include phrases such as de erhållna uppgifterna (the obtained data) and erhållna medel (received funds). The form is used to convey that the referenced item is the product of a prior action of obtaining or receiving.

Grammatically, erhållna is an adjective form that agrees with the noun it modifies in number and definiteness. It is most frequently encountered in plural contexts. In everyday Swedish, the verb erhålla has its own inflected forms for tense, while erhållna serves the participial/adjectival role within sentences.

Etymologically, erhållna derives from the verb erhålla, a compound rooted in Swedish linguistic history and widely used in official and bureaucratic registers. The word remains part of standard lexicon for describing outcomes of processes that deliver or procure things from external sources.

See also: erhålla, erhållen, erhållit.