dekorerat

Dekorerat is the past participle of the Swedish verb dekorera (to decorate). It is used both as a verbal participle in compound tenses, such as har dekorerat (has decorated) or hade dekorerat (had decorated), and as an adjective describing something that has been decorated. Examples include ett dekorerat rum (a decorated room) or väggarna dekorerade med målningar (the walls decorated with paintings).

Grammatically, the neuter singular form dekorerat is typically attached to neuter nouns, as in ett dekorerat rum. In other gender-number combinations, related forms appear: dekorerad for singular common gender, and dekorerade for plural. In sentences with auxiliary verbs, the participle forms part of perfect tenses: hon har dekorerat köket (she has decorated the kitchen), de hade dekorerat hela salen (they had decorated the entire hall).

Etymology and usage context: dekorerat is a Swedish borrowing from French décorer, which in turn comes from Latin decorare, from decorum. The word is widely used in interior design, art, fashion, media, and everyday language to indicate that something has received decoration or ornamentation, ranging from simple embellishment to elaborate ornamentation.

See also: dekorera, dekoration, dekorativ, past participle usage in Swedish grammar.