Konfronterad

Konfronterad is a Swedish adjective and past participle derived from the verb konfrontera, meaning to confront. The term denotes that a person or thing has been faced with something challenging, such as new evidence, questions, or criticism. In use, it often signals an exposure to a direct or demanding engagement.

Usage and grammar: Konfronterad can function as a passive participle, used with the auxiliary vara to form state or condition (e.g., personen blev konfronterad). It can also modify a noun attributively, with gender and number inflection: en konfronterad person (common gender), ett konfronterat problem (neuter). In constructions with med or av, it can describe what is being faced or who has confronted someone (e.g., konfronterad med bevis, konfronterad av kritiken).

Examples:

- Hon blev konfronterad med nya bevis. (She was confronted with new evidence.)

- En konfronterad uppgift kräver tydliga svar. (A confronted task requires clear answers.)

- Efter granskningen blev företaget konfronterat med frågor från medierna. (After the review, the company was confronted by questions from the media.)

Etymology and related terms: Konfronterad comes from the verb konfrontera, which in turn is a Swedish loanword built on the concept of confronting or facing something. Related forms include konfronterande (confrontational) and konfrontation (confrontation). In practice, konfronterad conveys being placed in direct contact with or under pressure from a challenging element.

See also: konfrontation, konfronterande, ifrågasättande, utmanande. Translation: English equivalents include confronted or faced with, depending on context.