Upprätthållna

Upprätthållna is a Swedish adjective formed from the verb upprätthålla, meaning to maintain, uphold, or preserve. It is used to describe something that has been kept up or upheld. The form functions as a past passive participle and can be used both attributively and predicatively.

In practice, upprätthållna agrees with the noun it modifies in number and definiteness. Examples include den upprätthållna ordningen (the maintained order) and de upprätthållna reglerna (the maintained rules). Predicatively, a sentence such as Reglerna är upprätthållna conveys that the rules are upheld or in effect.

Usage notes: the term often appears in formal, administrative, or legal contexts where standards, procedures, or rights are described as having been kept up. It is less common in everyday speech, where simpler phrasing might be preferred.

Etymology and related forms: upprätthållna derives from the verb upprätthålla, with the common suffix used to form past participles that function as adjectives. The present participle form is upprätthållande, and there is also a noun-related sense in upprätthållande (the act or process of maintaining).

See also: upprätthålla, upprätthållande.