intensifierades

Intensifierades is a Swedish verb form that functions as the past tense passive of the verb intensifiera, meaning to make something stronger or more pronounced. It translates to “was intensified” or “were intensified” in English and is used when the subject undergoes the action rather than performs it.

Morphology and usage

In Swedish, the past passive is marked with the suffix -des, so intensifiera becomes intensifierades in the past passive. The form is used with a subject that experiences the action, and it does not change for person or number in standard Swedish; the same form can refer to singular or plural subjects depending on the surrounding context. While common in formal and written Swedish, this past passive tends to appear more often in academic, journalistic, or historical prose than in casual speech.

Examples

- Kvaliteten intensifierades under den nya produktionen. (The quality was intensified under the new production.)

- Effekten intensifierades under försöken. (The effect was intensified during the experiments.)

Context and alternatives

Intensifierades is typically found in formal descriptions of processes or changes. In everyday language, speakers might use periphrastic constructions such as blev intensifierad or har intensifierats, depending on aspect and timeline, to express a similar idea.

Etymology and related terms

The form is derived from the verb intensifiera. Related terms include intensifiera (to intensify) and various Swedish passive and tense forms used to describe processes of intensification.