Räknas

Räknas is a Swedish verb form that expresses that something is counted, regarded, or included. It is the present passive form of the verb räkna (to count or reckon). In many contexts, räknas signals a classification or evaluation rather than a simple numeric total. For example, Det räknas som ett fel i protokollet means “That is considered a mistake in the protocol,” and Det räknas in i statistiken means “It is included in the statistics.”

Grammatical notes: The -s ending forms the present passive in Swedish and can be used with most verbs in their present tense, often with the agent omitted or expressed with av. The form räknades serves as the simple past passive, and har räknats is the present perfect passive.

Usage: Räknas is common in formal and public language, including law, policy, journalism, and statistics, where it denotes classification, inclusion, or evaluation. It can be translated as “is counted,” “is considered,” or “is included,” depending on context. The typical collocation räknas som is used to express that something is regarded as a certain kind or category.

Related terms: The active present form is räknar; the infinitive is räkna; a related noun is räkning (counting or calculation). The expression räknas in is another common construction signifying inclusion in a group or total.