intervjuat

Intervjuat is the Swedish past participle form of the verb intervjua, meaning to interview. It represents the action of having conducted an interview and is used with auxiliary verbs to form compound tenses.

In practice, intervjuat appears in phrases such as har intervjuat (has interviewed) or hade intervjuat (had interviewed). It is not used as a standalone finite verb in the present or simple past; the simple past of intervjua is intervjua de (intervjuade). As a participle, intervjuat can also function in adjective-like positions with appropriate auxiliaries, though many writers prefer the related form intervjuad when describing something as having been interviewed (for example, a person who has been interviewed).

Etymology traces intervjua to the Swedish verb for conducting an interview, itself borrowed into Swedish in the modern era. The broader noun for the act is intervju, and the concept is common in journalism, research, and historical documentation. Intervjuat serves primarily in grammar to express completed interviewing events rather than as a primary finite verb form.

Common usage notes include the distinction between intervjua’s simple past (intervjuade) and its perfect participle (intervjuat). While both arise from the same verb, their functions differ: intervjuat indicates a completed interviewing action when paired with har/hade, whereas intervjuade is used for straightforward past tense narration. The term is widely understood in Swedish-language texts dealing with media, surveys, and qualitative research.