Tillskrevs

Tillskrevs is a Swedish verb form meaning "was attributed" or "was ascribed." It is the past tense of tillskriva, a verb used to indicate that a statement, quality, fault, or responsibility has been attributed to someone by another party. The construction commonly uses passive voice, often with the agent introduced by av (by).

Etymology and usage: tillskriva combines till- (toward, onto) with skriva (to write), in a figurative sense of assigning or crediting something to someone. In practice, tillskrevs appears in contexts where blame, credit, or characteristics are ascribed to a person or group. The sentence can be shaped to emphasize the attribution source, for example with av someone, or leave the agent implicit.

Typical objects of tillskriva include guilt, responsibility, motives, claims, or qualities. The active past tense form is tillskrev (he/she attributed), while the past passive form is tillskrevs (was attributed). In journalism and scholarly writing, tillskrivs (is attributed) and tillskrevs are common when discussing attributions made by others.

Examples:

- Skulden tillskrevs honom av tidningen. (The blame was attributed to him by the newspaper.)

- Ansvar tillskrevs myndigheterna efter utredningen. (Responsibility was attributed to the authorities after the investigation.)

Notes: The term often carries the sense that attribution is external or contested, and the phrasing can indicate who is making the attribution. Tillskrevs is a neutral factual form, but its use can imply critique or skepticism toward the attribution depending on context.