lyssnat

Lyssnat is the past participle of the Swedish verb lyssna, meaning to listen. As a participle, lyssnat is used with auxiliary verbs to form perfect tenses, such as har lyssnat (has listened) and hade lyssnat (had listened). The base verb forms are lyssna (infinitive) and lyssnar (present). The simple past is lyssnade.

In ordinary Swedish, lyssnat denotes that the act of listening has been completed relative to the reference time. It can appear in sentences like Jag har lyssnat på hela podden, or Hon hade lyssnat färdigt innan mötet. The participle can sometimes function in adjectival or set phrases referring to listening, but it is most common in compound tense constructions rather than as a stand-alone adjective.

Pronunciation follows standard Swedish pronunciation of lyssna; the word ends with -nat, reflecting the participle form.

Etymology: The verb lyssna is native to Swedish and has cognates across Scandinavian languages. The -nat suffix marks the past participle in Swedish verbs of this class.

See also: lyssna, Swedish verbs.