avlägsnas

Avlägsnas is a Swedish verb in the passive voice, meaning “is removed” or “be taken away.” It is the present passive form of the active verb avlägsna, which conveys the act of removing or taking something away from a place, context, or situation. The prefix av- signals separation or removal, and lägsna is the base verb, with other forms used for different tenses and voices.

Conjugation and forms (illustrative, active vs. passive):

- Infinitive (active): avlägsna

- Present active: avlägsnar

- Past active: avlägsnade

- Supine / participle: avlägsnat

- Present passive: avlägsnas

- Past passive: avlägsnades

- Perfect passive: har avlägsnats

Usage notes:

- Avlägsnas appears mainly in passive constructions where the subject is something being removed or taken away, often with an agent introduced by av. Example: Fläcken avlägsnas med varmt vatten och tvål. Den gamla skylten avlägsnades från väggen.

- In everyday language, avlägsnas can refer to cleaning, editing, or disposal—physical removal (smuts, föremål) or contextual removal (information, text).

- In digital contexts, avlägsna is sometimes used colloquially to mean uninstall or delete, though avinstallera is more common for software.

Related terms:

- Avlägsna (to remove, detach)

- Ta bort, rensa (synonyms for removing in broader contexts)

- Avinstallera (uninstall software), ta bort information (delete data)

See also:

- Svenska verbböjningsmönster in passive voice

- Prefixet av- i svenska verbsystemet

Overall, avlägsnas is a productive Swedish passive form used to express that something is being removed or taken away, in physical, contextual, or digital senses.