Uppfylls

Uppfylls is a Swedish grammatical term that denotes the present tense passive form of the verb uppfylla, meaning to fulfill or satisfy a condition, obligation, or requirement. In Swedish, the passive voice can be formed with the s-suffix, producing forms such as uppfylls.

In use, uppfylls marks that the subject (the thing being fulfilled) is acted upon, while the agent responsible for fulfillment, if specified, is usually introduced with av. For example: Kraven uppfylls av leverantören (The requirements are fulfilled by the supplier). Kriterierna uppfylls (The criteria are fulfilled). The form is common in formal, administrative, and legal language, and appears in contexts where obligations or standards are stated as being met.

Related forms include uppfylld, the past participle used in perfect tenses and as an adjective (den uppfyllda kravet, the fulfilled requirement), and uppfyllts, the past passive participle used with har or hade (kraven har uppfyllts, the requirements have been fulfilled). The active present tense is uppfyller (he/she fulfills), and other tenses follow the standard Swedish conjugation.

Etymology: uppfylls derives from uppfylla, a compound of upp- and fylla. The upp- prefix often conveys completion, elevation, or extent, while fylla means to fill, together signaling that a condition has been met or completed.

See also: uppfylla, s-passiv (the Swedish passive formed with the -s suffix).