använt

Använt is the past participle of the Swedish verb använda, meaning to use. It is used to form perfect tenses with auxiliary verbs (for example har använt, hade använt) and, in passive constructions, the form har använts. The word also functions as a participial adjective in some contexts to describe something that has already been used, though in everyday language descriptions of second-hand items more common terms are begagnad or använt.

Grammar and usage

- Infinitive: använda

- Present tense: använder

- Past tense: använde

- Perfect form (active voice): har/använt

- Perfect form (passive voice): har använts

Examples:

- Jag har använt den här datorn mycket. (I have used this computer a lot.)

- Den här appen har använts i flera projekt. (This app has been used in several projects.)

In formal or technical Swedish, använt is widely encountered in descriptions of actions completed in the past, while använts appears in passive statements such as “har använts” to indicate that something was used by someone or something else.

Etymology and related terms

Använt is derived from använda, with the suffix -t forming the past participle. Related forms include användning (the noun “use” or “usage”) and användbar (useful). The term begagnad is commonly used in consumer language to denote something that has been used previously, often implying second-hand status rather than simply past use.

See also

- Användning

- Begagnat

- Användning i tekniska rapporter

Använt is a standard, neutral term in Swedish to denote completed use of an object or the act of using something, and it appears regularly in everyday speech as well as formal writing.