förpliktad

Förpliktad is a Swedish adjective meaning obligated or bound by an obligation, whether legal, contractual, or moral. It describes someone or something that has a duty that must be fulfilled. The term is common in formal, legal, and administrative contexts, but it can also appear in everyday language when speaking of duties.

An entity can vara förpliktad att göra något (to be obliged to do something) or vara förpliktad till en viss regel (bound by a rule). The phrase ofta appears as "denna part är förpliktad att lämna uppgifter" or "företaget är förpliktat att följa lagen." In usage, förpliktad is typically used predicatively with "vara" and followed by "att" or, less commonly, by "till."

Grammatically, förpliktad is the past participle form used as an adjective. It can modify a noun: "en förpliktad arbetstagare" or occur with a linking verb: "är förpliktad att..." The related noun is förpliktelse (an obligation) and the verb form ovanligt used in modern Swedish; other verbs like skyldig or ålagt may be preferred depending on context.

Etymology: the word derives from the noun plikt (duty) with the prefix för-, indicating binding or obligation. The concept is closely related to other Swedish terms such as plikt, pliktskyldighet, förpliktelse, skyldighet, and åläggande.

Notes: While förpliktad appears frequently in legal and administrative texts, everyday language often substitutes simpler terms such as skyldig or ålagd, depending on the context. It denotes an objective or normative binding rather than a mere desire or preference.