Sammanhållna

Sammanhållna is a Swedish adjective used to describe something that is held together or forms a cohesive unit. It derives from samman- meaning together and hålla meaning to hold, and it is closely related to the noun sammanhållning, which denotes cohesion or unity. The form is used to describe both physical and abstract unity, and its ending changes with the number and definiteness of the noun.

In linguistics and discourse studies, sammanhållna is commonly applied to describe a text or set of statements that function as a cohesive whole. This includes the use of pronoun references, conjunctions, repetition of key terms, and syntactic parallelism that connect ideas across sentences. A sammanhållna text is easier to follow because its parts are linked by these devices.

In everyday language, the term can describe deliberately unified structures, such as a team or a design that is cohesive, or physical constructs that are bonded together. Examples: de sammanhållna texterna (the cohesive texts); sammanhållna delar (joined parts). The exact form adapts to the noun in number and definiteness; for example, den sammanhållna texten (the cohesive text) or de sammanhållna texterna (the cohesive texts).

See also: sammanhållning, cohesion; sammanhängande, a related term meaning continuous or interconnected.