Garanterade

Garanterade is a Swedish word form connected to the verb garantera, which means to guarantee. The term can function as the preterite (past tense) form of garantera, as in Företaget garanterade leveransen, meaning the company guaranteed the delivery. It is also used as an attributive form of the past participle to describe something that has been guaranteed, most commonly in plural noun phrases such as garanterade leveranser.

Usage and contexts

Garanterade appears frequently in contracts, warranties, and corporate communications to express a commitment that was made in the past or to label goods or services as having a guarantee. For example: “Vi erbjuder garanterade priser” (We offer guaranteed prices) or “Företaget garanterade återbetalning vid förseningar.” In written Swedish, the same spelling can reflect past tense or serve as an adjective describing plural nouns.

Etymology and related forms

The verb garantera is related to the noun garanti (guarantee) and is cognate with the English guarantee. The word stems from a French/Latin lineage that passed into Swedish through historical language contact. The form garanterade is the past tense, while the participial adjective forms vary with number and gender (for example garanterad leverans in singular, garanterade leveranser in plural; neuter adjectives may appear as garanterat).

See also

garanti, garantera, guarantee.