Fällts

Fällts is a Swedish verb form, functioning as the past participle of the verb fälla and used predominantly in the passive voice. In modern Swedish it is most common in formal or legal language, signaling that someone or something has been convicted, condemned, or otherwise formally determined by an authority or court. The form is typically combined with auxiliary verbs such as har or hade to express perfect or pluperfect tense, for example: Den åtalade har fällts för grovt brott. Den domen hade fällts av domstolen. It is a fixed, static state description rather than an active, ongoing action.

Grammatical notes: fällts is distinct from the past participle fallit, which comes from the verb falla (to fall) and is used for physical falling (har fallit). Fällts therefore belongs to the semantic field of adjudication or formal determination rather than literal falling. The form is used with a subject that has received a verdict or judgment, and it appears predominantly in written, news, or official prose.

Usage considerations: in everyday speech Swedes may use more common expressions such as dömd or blivit dömd to convey a conviction, while fällts remains a recognized formal alternative in reporting and legal context. The exact construction of the agent (by whom) is often stated with av, as in domstolen har fällts av domstolen, though the agent phrase is not mandatory.

See also: fälla (verb), döma (to judge/convict), domstol (court).