förändrat

Förändrat is a Swedish word formed as the supine past participle of the verb förändra, meaning to change, alter or modify. It functions both in verb phrases and as an adjective describing something that has undergone change.

As a verb form, förändrat appears with auxiliary verbs to form perfect and pluperfect constructions, such as har förändrat (has changed) or hade förändrat (had changed). It can express a completed change affecting a direct object, for example vi har förändrat systemet (we have changed the system).

As an adjective, förändrat describes a state that results from change. In neuter singular it is än en changed state: ett förändrat samhälle (a changed society). In common gender, the corresponding attributive adjective is vanligtvis förändrad, as in en förändrad inställning (a changed attitude). The participle thus participates in both verb and adjectival usage depending on context.

Etymology and related forms: the word builds from the prefix för- plus ändra (to change). The root ändra is cognate with related Germanic forms in other languages; English changes, Norwegian endre, and Danish ændre share the same lineage. Related nouns include förändring (change) and verwandling in other dialects; Swedish also uses förändrings- as a prefix in compounds.

Usage: förändrat appears frequently in formal and journalistic writing, academic prose, and policy discussions to describe outcomes, states, or processes that have been altered. It is part of a broader set of terms around change, alongside förändring and förändra.

See also: förändring, förändra, förändrad, förändrade. Examples: Samhället har förändrats mycket de senaste åren; ett förändrat klimat kräver nya planer.