Meddelas

Meddelas is a Swedish verb form, the present passive of meddela, meaning to inform or announce. In formal Swedish, meddelas is used to indicate that information is being conveyed in an impersonal or official manner.

Usage and construction: Meddelas frequently appears in clauses that report information to the public or an audience. A common pattern is det meddelas att followed by a clause, for example: Det meddelas att mötet börjar kl. 09.00. The form can also appear with a different tense, such as det meddelades (past) or har meddelats (present perfect), to report information that has been communicated. The passive voice allows the statement to focus on the information rather than the actor.

Contexts: Meddelas is typical in press releases, government notices, legal documents, and other formal communications. It helps maintain a neutral, objective tone by avoiding explicit attribution to a person or group. In everyday speech, people often use active equivalents like vi meddelar eller det upplyses av myndigheten, but meddelas remains common in official texts.

Related terms: The verb meddela (to inform/announce) is the active counterpart. Related nouns include meddelande (a communication or message) and meddelande som refererar till information that has been shared or published.

See also: meddela, meddelande, regeringen, pressmeddelande.