behållna

Behållna is a Swedish adjective meaning retained or kept. It is the plural form of the participle-derived adjective from the verb behålla, which means to keep, retain, or preserve. The term is commonly used to describe multiple items that have been kept rather than discarded or released.

In practice, behållna is often found in administrative, legal, and archival language. It describes data, funds, documents, or other materials that have been kept for records, compliance, or future use. Example phrases include behållna uppgifter (retained data), behållna medel (retained funds), and behållna dokument (retained documents). The expression frequently appears in reports, audits, policy texts, and similar formal documents.

Grammatical use: behållna is used with plural nouns. In singular contexts, a different form of the adjective from the same verb family is used. The form aligns with standard Swedish adjective concord with number.

Etymology and related terms: behållna comes from behålla, the verb meaning to keep or retain. Related terms include bevara (to preserve) and kvarhållna (retained). Depending on context, synonyms such as bevarade (preserved) or kvarhållna can be appropriate, while antonyms include förlorade (lost) or avyttrade (disposed).

See also: behålla, bevara, kvarhållna, förlorade.