förbättrad

Förbättrad is a Swedish adjective meaning improved or enhanced. It is the past participle of the verb förbättra (to improve) and is used to describe something that has been made better compared with an earlier state. The term appears in a wide range of contexts, including technology, products, processes, and policies. Företaget lanserade en förbättrad version av sin mjukvara. Ett förbättradt system minskar risken för fel.

As a participial adjective it agrees with the noun in gender and number and can take the definite form: den förbättrade bilen, det förbättrade systemet, de förbättrade versionerna. In indefinite form it can describe a single item or multiple items, for example en förbättrad version or flera förbättrade versioner. The construction is common in technical, scientific, and business writing, as well as everyday descriptions of updates or refinements.

Etymology and related terms: förbättrad is formed from prefixet för- (“toward” or “for”) and bättra (“to mend, to improve”). The related noun is förbättring (improvement); the verb is förbättra. Other related adjectives include uppgraderad (upgraded) and förnyad (renewed). Antonyms include försämrad or försämrat (worsened).

Notes on usage: förbättrad is neutral in tone and widely used to indicate a positive change without specifying details. It can describe software, machinery, methods, or procedures that have been refined or upgraded. See also förbättring, förbättra, and uppgraderad for related concepts.