Färdigställdes

Färdigställdes is the past tense passive form of the Swedish verb färdigställa, meaning to complete or to finish. It indicates that something was completed and focuses on the result rather than who carried out the action. The construction is common in formal writing, such as project reports, construction updates, and news summaries, where the completion of a task is the central point.

Grammatical notes: färdigställdes is the preterite (past) passive form. It is formed from the past participle färdigställd and the passive ending. The subject of the sentence is the thing that was completed, while the agent (the doer) may be omitted or stated with av (by) if known. For example, "Byggprojektet färdigställdes 1990" means "The construction project was completed in 1990," with the agent unspecified. In contrast, färdigställde is the active past tense (someone completed something).

Usage: färdigställdes is used when the emphasis is on the completion itself rather than on who performed the completion. It appears in descriptions of projects, processes, infrastructure, and other outcomes. It can pair with dates, deadlines, or milestones to convey status updates.

Example sentences:

- Byggprojektet färdigställdes år 1990. (The construction project was completed in 1990.)

- Rapporten färdigställdes innan deadline. (The report was completed before the deadline.)

- Flera byggnader färdigställdes under våren. (Several buildings were completed during the spring.)

Etymology: Derived from färdigställa (to complete) with the passive past ending, yielding färdigställdes.