används

Används is the present tense passive form of the Swedish verb använda, meaning “to use.” It indicates that something is used, without naming who uses it. In Swedish, the synthetic passive is formed by adding -s to the finite verb, so används is the present passive of använda (the active present form is använder).

Används is common in formal, technical, and instructional language to describe the usage or application of tools, methods, terms, or procedures. It can refer to singular or plural subjects, since the form används is the same for both in the present tense. The agent of the action can be specified with the preposition av, for example: boken används av lärarna (the book is used by the teachers).

For readers of Swedish grammar, använd s shares similarities with other passive constructions that omit the doer. In many texts, användas can be replaced by nyttjas as a synonym in more formal or literary contexts. The active counterpart is använder, and related forms include använda (dictionary form), använde (past active), använt (past participle), and har använts (present perfect passive).

Examples:

- Programmet används i undervisningen.

- Denna metod används för att beräkna resultaten.

- Orden används i flera sammanhang.

See also:

- användning (usage)

- nyttjande (utilization)

In sum, används functions as the standard Swedish present passive for the verb använda, widely used to state that something is used in a given context.