Uppsuges

Uppsuges is a Swedish verb form meaning “is sucked up.” It is the present passive form of the separable phrasal verb suga upp, which means to suck up or to remove by suction. The prefix upp- indicates upward movement or removal, and together with suga upp they describe drawing material into a container, system, or space through suction. In ordinary Swedish usage, uppsuges can describe both everyday and technical suction processes.

Etymology and grammar: The base verb suga upp is a separable phrasal verb. In the present passive, the verb appears as uppsuges and can take an agent introduced with av, for example dammet uppsuges av dammsugaren, meaning “the dust is sucked up by the vacuum cleaner.” The formation follows the general pattern for present-passive forms of Swedish separable verbs, and the agent may be omitted when it is clear from context.

Usage: Uppsuges is commonly employed in descriptions of physical processes where material is drawn upward by suction, such as vacuum cleaning, liquid extraction, or air-driven transport. It can also appear in niche technical or industrial texts describing equipment and operations. Metaphorical uses are less common but possible, typically to convey rapid or complete removal of elements from a space.

See also: suga upp, dammsugare, suction in engineering, vacuum, Swedish grammar.

Notes: The term is a standard, usage-oriented form in Swedish and appears primarily in contexts involving suction or drawing of substances by a mechanical or natural process.