frigöras

Frigöras is the infinitive passive form of the Swedish verb frigöra, meaning to liberate, release, or set free. In Swedish, many verbs form a passive voice by adding the suffix -s to the verb stem, and frigöras belongs to this group: it denotes a state in which the subject is freed by an agent or by circumstance rather than performing the action itself.

Usage and nuance: Frigöras appears mainly in formal, legal, or historical language. It is used when describing liberation from confinement, oppression, or constraint, and can express an impersonal release, often with a clause introducing the agent: Fångarna ska frigöras av befrielsepatrullen. The present passive of the same verb is frigörs (the prisoners are released); the infinitive passive is used after modal verbs or in clauses introduced by att: Att frigöras är ett viktigt mål i befrielserörelser.

Common alternatives: For everyday language, befria or befrias are frequently preferred, though they carry slightly different nuances.

See also: befrielse, frigivning, befrias.