färgats

Färgats is a Swedish word that functions as the past participle form of the verb färga, meaning to color or dye. In grammatical terms, färgats is used in a passive or resultative sense to indicate that an object has undergone the action of coloring and now exists in a colored state.

The form is built from the verb stem färg- with the participial suffix -ats. It appears in certain tense constructions to express that coloring has been completed. While it can be found in written Swedish, especially in descriptive or historical prose, it is less common in everyday speech where speakers often use alternative constructions such as har färgat or blivit färgad to convey the same meaning.

In usage, färgats typically occurs in clauses describing the outcome of coloring processes. For example, a sentence might read: Panelen har färgats blå, meaning that the panel has been colored blue. The participle can also appear in more elaborate descriptions of finishes, patinas, or alterations to surfaces where the emphasis is on the resulting color rather than the act of coloring itself.

Related forms include färgad, the more common passive participle used with singular common gender nouns, and färgat, the neuter form. Färgats is therefore one of several participial options in Swedish for expressing color-change as a completed state. See also färga, färg, and färgning for broader context on coloring in Swedish.