karakteriserade

Karakteriserade is a Swedish verb form meaning “characterized” or “described by its features.” It is the simple past tense of the verb karakterisera, which means to characterize or describe the distinctive qualities of someone or something. The form is used to indicate that a description or assessment occurred in the past.

In usage, karakteriserade appears in academic writing, journalism, and descriptive passages where authors summarize the attributes, properties, or categories of a subject. It can introduce how something was depicted or classified at a particular time. Example: Företaget karakteriserade sin nya tjänst som enkel att använda. In English: The company characterized its new service as easy to use.

The word is part of a family of related forms built from the root karakter- with the infinitive suffix -isera. Related forms include karakteriserar (present tense), karakteriserad (past participle or adjective form), and karakteriserat (supine or related participial form). The term is commonly used across domains such as science, business, and criticism to convey that a description, diagnostic, or evaluation has been made.