förminskat

Förminskat is a Swedish adjective and past participle derived from the verb förminska, meaning to reduce or diminish. It denotes that something has been reduced in size, extent, amount, or importance, typically as a result of scaling down or deliberate minimization. The prefix för- often signals a completed action or causation, and the suffix -at marks the participle form.

Usage spans everyday language and technical contexts. In common speech, one might speak of a förminskad risk or a förminskad kostnad to indicate that a risk or cost is lower than before, though nuance can favor other terms such as minskad or lägre depending on context. In digital media and printing, förminskat foto or förminskad bild refers to an image that has been scaled down to a smaller resolution. In budgeting, planning, and statistics, the term can describe quantities that have been reduced as part of revision or optimization.

The related noun is förminskning, referring to the act or result of reducing. The verb form förminska means to reduce, and its adjective forms include förminskad (common gender) and förminskat (neuter) to agree with the noun it modifies. The term is used across Swedish contexts and shares cognates with other Scandinavian languages, though exact usage can vary.