Tillåt

Tillät is a Swedish verb form of tillåta, meaning to permit, allow, or authorize something. It conveys that someone has granted permission or that an action is deemed permissible. The word is used in formal and everyday contexts to describe granting or denying authorization.

In usage, tillåt can take different constructions. It often appears with a direct object: someone or something is allowed. It can also govern a clause introduced by “att” to express permission for an action: for example, “Skolan tillåter eleverna att delta i tävlingen.” Similarly, a negation is common: “Det är inte tillåtet att röka här.” The phrase “att tillåta” can be used with an infinitive clause: “Planen tillåter oss att fortsätta.” The perfect tense expresses that permission has already been granted: “Läraren har tillåtit oss att gå hem tidigt.”

Forms and related terms. The present tense of the verb is tillåter, and the simple past is tillät. The supine or perfect participle is tillåtit, used with a auxiliary to form perfect tenses (har tillåtit). The adjective tillåtet describes something that is permitted, as in “ett tillåtet beteende.” In legal or formal language, tillstånd and tillåtelse are common synonyms for permission or authorization, while tillåta itself denotes the act of granting it.

Etymology and related languages. Tillåt is built from the prefix till- plus låta (to let), with roots in the Scandinavian language family. Danish and Norwegian have closely related forms (tillade/tillåta) with similar meanings, reflecting shared Germanic origins.

In summary, tillät functions as the past tense of a versatile Swedish verb for permitting, with standard modern usage in laws, policies, and everyday speech to indicate whether something is allowed.