applicerat

Applicerat is a Swedish term functioning as the past participle and adjective form of the verb applicera, meaning to apply or to implement. It denotes that a method, tool, or concept has been applied to a problem or situation. The word appears mainly in formal, technical, or historical texts and is less common in everyday speech, where tillämpad or tillämpning is preferred for “applied” and “application.”

Origin and form: The verb applicera is of Latin origin, via the French appliquer, and was adopted into Swedish with the sense of attaching, applying, or implementing. In Swedish, the participle can appear as applicerat in neuter singular contexts and as applicerad in common gender contexts, with variations in style and register depending on author preference. The form is most often encountered in older or highly formal writing and in technical prose.

Usage and context: In scientific and engineering writing, applicerat occasionally appears to describe results, techniques, or analyses that have been applied. In contemporary everyday Swedish, however, the preferred term for “applied” is typically tillämpad, and the noun form tillämpning is used for “application.” Applicerat is thus more common in historical texts, specialized dictionaries, or stylistically formal passages.

See also: Applied science, Applied linguistics, Translation between Swedish and English.