informerade

Informerade is a Swedish term that appears as both a verb form and an adjective, depending on usage. As a finite verb, informerade is the preterite (past) tense of informera, meaning to inform or brief someone. It is used to express that information was given or that someone was told something. For example: “Vi informerade myndigheterna om händelsen.” In passive constructions, it can be used with a passive sense: “de informerades om beslutet.”

As an adjective, informerade is the plural form of the past participle informerad. It describes someone or something that has been informed. In practice this yields phrases such as: “informerade medarbetare” (informed employees) or “ett informerat dokument” (an informed/document that has been briefed). In singular form, the indefinite articles affect the ending: “en informerad medarbetare” (a single informed employee) or “ett informerat dokument” (a document that has been briefed). The gendered endings reflect Swedish adjective agreement.

Etymology and relation to other terms: informerade is derived from the verb informera, which shares roots with the English “inform” and ultimately traces to Latin informare via historical contact with other European languages. Related terms include informera (to inform), information, and underrättad (notified or advised) as a related concept in conveying knowledge.

See also: informera, information, underrättad.