bibehållen

Bibehållen is a Swedish adjective and past participle meaning retained, preserved, or maintained. It is formed from the verb bibehålla, which means to keep, retain, or preserve. As a participle, bibehållen is used to describe something that has been kept in its existing state or condition, often in formal or official language.

Etymology and form: The word combines the prefix bi- with behålla (to keep). In Swedish, bibehålla is commonly used in legal, administrative, and technical contexts, and bibehållen is the corresponding adjective form. The word agrees with the noun it modifies in gender and number, with forms such as bibehållen (singular definite), bibehållna (plural), and bibehållna (plural definite in some constructions) in typical Swedish inflection patterns.

Usage: Bibehållen is used to describe things that have not changed or have been kept intact. Examples include rights, agreements, standards, or physical states. Common sentences include: Rättigheterna är bibehållna. Den bibehållna färgen hölls stablet över tiden. The term appears frequently in contracts, regulations, and descriptions of preserved or ongoing conditions.

Relation to verbs: Bibehålla is the active verb “to retain/keep,” while bibehållen is its participial form used adjectivally or predicatively. The verb can be used in various tenses (bibehåller, bibehöll, har bibehållit), whereas bibehållen refers to the state resulting from retaining or maintaining.

See also: bibehålla; behålla; Swedish past participles and adjectives derived from verbs.