förlängts

Förlängts is a Swedish verb form meaning that something has been extended or lengthened. It is the past participle form used with passive voice, typically appearing in perfect tense constructions such as har förlängts (has been extended) or hade förlängts (had been extended). The word arises from the verb förlängas (to be extended) in its passive paradigm.

Grammatical notes and related forms: The active infinitive is förlänga, with present tense förlänger and past tense förlängde. The passive present is förlängs, while the past passive participle is förlängts. The adjective form is förlängd (extended). The noun for the action or result is förlängning (extension). These forms allow Swedish speakers to discuss extensions of time, validity, or other limits in various contexts.

Usage and contexts: Förlängts is commonly used in legal, administrative, and everyday settings where a deadline, contract, permit, or membership period has been extended. It can denote decisions made by authorities, agreements between parties, or automatic extensions under certain conditions. The phrasing emphasizes that the extension is already in effect or has been decided.

Examples:

- Tiden har förlängts med två dagar. (The time has been extended by two days.)

- Licensens giltighet har förlängts till nästa termin. (The license’s validity has been extended to the next term.)

- Omprövningen förlängts och beräknas slutföras nästa månad.

See also: förlänga, förlängas, förlängd, förlängning. These terms cover the base action, the passive form, and the related noun and adjective forms used to describe extensions.