antänds

Antänds is a Swedish verb form meaning is ignited, or is set alight. It is the present passive form of the transitive verb antända, which means to light or ignite something so that it starts burning. The term is used to describe fires, flames, or other combustible materials that have begun to burn. It is not commonly used for living beings or people.

In usage, antänds appears in the passive voice with an implied subject that experiences ignition. For example: Lågan antänds av gnistan, meaning The flame is ignited by the spark. The corresponding past passive form is antänddes, as in Elden antänddes när tändstickan slog igenom. The perfect passive is formed with har antänt, as in Elden har antänts, meaning The fire has been lit.

Distinctions and related forms: antända is the infinitive, while antänder is the present active form for the third-person singular (he/she lights). The imperative is antänd! (Light the flame). A closely related verb is tända, which also means to light, but is often used for more general lighting situations (such as turning on a lamp) rather than starting a fire in a risky or combustion-focused sense where antända appears.

See also: tända, antändning (ignition), brand (fire) in Swedish terminology.