behålls

Behålls is the present passive form of the Swedish verb behålla, meaning to retain, keep, or hold onto. In Swedish, the passive voice is often formed with the suffix -s, so behålla in present passive appears as behålls. This form indicates that something is being kept or preserved rather than actively kept by a specific subject.

Usage and examples

Behålls is used in neutral, formal, or instructional contexts to describe retention or preservation. Examples: Vattnet behålls i behållaren. (The water is kept/retained in the container.) Kvaliteten behålls under lagring. (The quality is retained during storage.) Det behålls i ursprungligt skick. (It is kept in its original condition.) In questions or clauses about process or policy, behålls can mark that a condition remains in effect: Hur länge behålls detta? (How long is this retained?)

Grammar and notes

Behålls is the third-person singular present passive form of behålla. The verb behålla belongs to the regular conjugation pattern in active voice (jag behåller, du behåller, han/hon behåller) and forms its passive with -s in the appropriate tense. The passive usage often appears in impersonal constructions or when the actor is unknown or irrelevant, for example: Resten behålls utan förändring. (The rest is retained without change.)

Related terms

Related words include behålla (to retain/keep), behållare (container), and bevara (to preserve). While behålla focuses on keeping or retaining, bevara emphasizes preservation over time, and behållare refers to a physical container that can hold contents.

See also

Swedish grammar on passive voice, verbs with prefix be-, and vocabulary related to storage and preservation.