fastsätts

Fastsätts is a present passive form of the Swedish verb fastsätta, meaning to establish, fix, or determine. The form indicates that something is fixed or established, without specifying who performs the action. In Swedish, many verbs form the present passive by adding the suffix -s to the verb stem, producing forms such as fastsätts. The -s passive is common in formal and administrative language and is frequently found in official texts, contracts, minutes, and regulatory language.

Usage and function: Fastsätts is used to present acts of fixing or determining as a completed state of affairs, with the agent often omitted. It allows statements to focus on the result rather than the actor. This construction is typical in government, legal, and organizational contexts where decisions, dates, terms, or rules are formally established.

Examples:

- Datumet fastsätts av nämnden. (The date is set by the committee.)

- Villkoren fastsätts i kontraktet. (The terms are fixed in the contract.)

- Reglerna fastsätts av regeringen. (The rules are established by the government.)

Relation to other forms: Fastsätts is related to the active form fastsätta and to other passive constructions in Swedish, including periphrastic passives formed with blir. It is particularly prevalent in bureaucratic and legal Swedish, where precise status or determination is emphasized without naming the agent.