Rekommenderades

Rekommenderades is the past tense passive form of the Swedish verb rekommendera, meaning to recommend. It expresses that something was recommended, usually by an unspecified agent, at some point in the past. The agent is often omitted, making the statement impersonal and suitable for formal or journalistic contexts such as guidelines, notices, or reports.

Morphology and usage: The form uses the -ades suffix to form past passive. The present passive is rekommenderas (is recommended), while the active past is recomendaciones? No, the active past is rekom menderade (the recommended, in active voice). The past passive rekommenderades therefore corresponds to “was/were recommended” without naming who did the recommending.

Common constructions include:

- Det rekommenderades att ta tåget i stället för bilen. (It was recommended to take the train instead of the car.)

- Vaccinationen rekommenderades för resenärer. (The vaccination was recommended for travelers.)

- I rapporten rekommenderades flera åtgärder. (The report recommended several measures.)

Notes on style and interpretation: The passive form allows statements about recommendations without specifying the author or authority. It is frequently found in official documents, guidelines, media reports, and formal prose. Contrast with active perfekt or imperfekt forms: rekommenderade (active past) would indicate that someone explicitly recommended something, while rekommenderas (present passive) denotes current recommendation. Understanding the distinction helps avoid misreading who issued the recommendation.