förutspås

förutspås is the passive form of the Swedish verb "förutspå". The verb "förutspå" translates to "to predict" or "to forecast" in English. Therefore, "förutspås" means "is predicted" or "is forecast". This passive construction is used when the agent performing the prediction is not specified or is less important than the prediction itself.

For example, in a sentence like "Väderleken förutspås bli solig", the meaning is "The weather is predicted to be sunny". Here, the focus is on the forecast of sunny weather, rather than on who made the prediction. This grammatical structure is common in various contexts, including scientific reports, news articles, and everyday conversation where future events are being discussed.

The passive voice in Swedish, often formed with the suffix "-s" or the auxiliary verb "bli" followed by the past participle, is employed here to emphasize the outcome or the state of being predicted. Understanding "förutspås" is key to comprehending passive voice constructions related to future events in the Swedish language.