framställas

Framställas is a Swedish verb form, used as the passive form of framställa. Framställa means to produce, manufacture, prepare, or present, among other senses. Framställas specifically denotes that the action is carried out to or upon the subject, rather than performed by the subject. The term thus covers both material production and the presentation or portrayal of something in communication.

Etymology and forms: The verb framställa is built from fram- (forward, forth) and ställa (to place, set), giving a sense of bringing something forward or making it available. In the passive, framställs appears in the present tense, framställdes in the past tense, and har framställts in the present perfect. The past participle used in attributive position is framställd, e.g., framställd vara or framställd produkt meaning manufactured. The infinitive passive is framställas, the non-finite form used in constructions with modal verbs or in clauses introduced by att.

Usage: Framställas is common in industrial, economic, and formal texts to describe production or manufacturing processes, for example: Produkterna framställs i fabriken enligt nya standarder (The products are manufactured in the factory according to new standards). It can also indicate presentation or portrayal in media, research, or discourse, as in: Filmen framställs som en dokumentär (The film is presented as a documentary), or en person framställs som en hjälte (a person is portrayed as a hero). The meaning is determined by context and accompanying elements.

See also: framställa (active counterpart), framställning (production or presentation), framläggande (submission or presentation).