böjs

Böjs is the present passive form of the Swedish verb böja, meaning to bend. In Swedish grammar, böjs is used to describe actions where the subject is bent by someone or something else, rather than performing the bending.

Formation and usage: The present passive in Swedish is formed by adding the suffix -s to the finite verb. For böja, this yields böjs as the present passive. The corresponding forms include böjdes for the past passive and böjd as the past participle. The agent of the action can be introduced with the preposition av, as in "armen böjs av läkaren" (the arm is bent by the doctor).

Examples: "Kabeln böjs när den belastas." "Armen böjs av läkaren." These illustrate the passive description of an object undergoing bending, with or without an explicit agent.

Origin and language notes: Böjs derives from the verb böja, which in turn traces back to Old Norse beyga or beygja. The -s suffix is a standard marker of passive voice in Swedish finite verbs. In neighboring Scandinavian languages, passive formation differs (for example, Norwegian uses bøyes in present passive). Böjs thus represents a common Swedish grammatical form used to express passive actions of bending.