kritiserades

Kritiserades is the past tense passive form of the Swedish verb kritisera, meaning “was criticized” or “were criticized.” It is used to describe that someone or something received criticism from others, without specifying who issued the criticism. The construction typically appears with a subject that is the recipient of the criticism and may include a phrase indicating the source, introduced by av, for example “kritiserades av kritikerna” or “kritiserades av konsumentorganisationen.”

Grammar and usage notes: In Swedish, kritisera is a transitive verb meaning to express disapproval or to evaluate negatively. The past passive form kritiserades is used in formal and journalistic contexts to report criticism that has occurred. The active past tense corresponding to this would be kritiserade, as in “utredningen kritiserade företaget” (the investigation criticized the company). The passive form emphasizes the reception of criticism rather than the actor delivering it.

Etymology: The verb kritisera is formed from kritiker (critic) and the suffix -era, with roots tracing back to the Latin criticus via Greek and French/Latin influences on the term kritik and criticism in many European languages.

See also: kritisera, kritik, kritiker, kritisk, kritikernas.

Examples:

- Företaget kritiserades hårt för sin bristande transparens.

- Rapporten kritiserades av oberoende experter för metodfel.

Kritiserades is a common feature in reporting, analysis, and commentary, used to convey that a subject faced disapproval or negative evaluation from others.