beställs

Beställs is a Swedish verb form used to indicate that something is being ordered. It is the present passive form of the verb beställa, which means to place an order for goods or services. In practice, beställs is used when the focus is on the item or service rather than on the person who orders it. For example, “Varan beställs av kunden” translates to “The item is ordered by the customer,” and “Produkten beställs via vår webbplats” means “The product is ordered through our website.”

Grammar and usage

In Swedish, the present tense passive is formed by adding the suffix -s to the verb stem, producing beställs. The agent (the one who places the order) can be introduced with av, as in “beställs av kunden.” The subject of the sentence is the item or service being ordered, while the agent is optional.

Related forms

The corresponding active present tense is beställer, the active past tense is beställde, and the past participle is beställt. In perfect or passive constructions, you may encounter phrases like har blivit beställd or varorna har beställts to express “has been ordered.”

Context and scope

Beställs is common in commercial, procurement, and administrative contexts, including catalogs, quotations, invoices, and customer communications. It conveys the status of an item in the ordering process without specifying who placed the order, unless that information is explicitly stated.