hanterad

Hanterad is a Swedish past participle and adjective derived from the verb hantera, meaning to handle, manage or process. As an adjective, hanterad describes something that has already been dealt with or processed and can modify a noun in attributive position: en hanterad begäran, den hanterade uppgiften. In predicate use, the corresponding participle form hanterat is common, for example i uttryck som fallet är hanterat (“the case is handled/has been handled”).

Etymology and form. The -ad suffix marks a past participle in many Swedish weak verbs, creating adjectives that describe a completed action. Hanterad thus signals that handling has taken place from the perspective of the speaker. The related participle hanterat functions as the supine or perfect participle used in compound tenses, as in har hanterat fallet (“has handled/processed the case”).

Usage and nuance. Hanterad emphasizes the completed nature of an action rather than the ongoing process. It is commonly employed in administrative, logistical, and technical contexts to indicate that a request, document, incident, or task has been processed or dealt with. The noun hantering (handling, processing) is often used to discuss the act of dealing with something, while hanterbar means “manageable,” describing something within the realm of being handled.

Examples. En hanterad begäran (a processed/request that has been handled), den hanterade uppgiften (the processed task), fallet är hanterat (the case has been handled). In technology and service sectors, hanterad/hantering appear in discussions of workflows, data processing, and customer service procedures.

See also. hantering, hanterbar, hantera. These terms are part of the common Swedish vocabulary for describing processes, management, and control in both everyday and professional language.