Skyddats

Skyddats is a Swedish linguistic term referring to the past participle form of the verb skydda, used in passive constructions to indicate that something has been protected. It functions mainly in compound tenses, such as har skyddats, and can appear as a participial modifier in more formal or administrative texts. In everyday Swedish, the more common adjective forms are skyddad (protected) or skyddat (neuter), while skyddats is relatively rare as a standalone modifier.

Etymology and form: Skydda means to protect, and the suffix -ts yields the past participle skyddats. This form conveys that protection has already been applied by an agent or by law, and it typically appears in written language rather than in casual speech.

Usage and contexts: In legal, environmental, or cultural heritage contexts, skyddats may occur in sentences like Arten har skyddats enligt art- och habitatdirektivet, eller Värdefull natur har skyddats i flera decennier. More commonly, Swedish prefers har skyddats or the adjectival skyddad/skyddat to describe protected status. The bare participle skyddats is therefore mostly encountered in formal documents, regulations, or linguistic descriptions rather than on signage.

Relation to related terms: The everyday concept of protection is more often expressed with the adjective skyddad or skyddat, or with the verb phrase har skyddats in compound tenses. Skyddats should be understood as the participial form used within specific grammatical or formal contexts rather than as a widely used standalone noun.

See also: skyddad, skyddat, skydda, art- och habitatdirektivet.