minskat

Minskat is a Swedish word that functions as the past participle form of the verb minska, meaning to decrease or reduce. In ordinary use it acts as an adjective or predicative complement, describing a reduced quantity, level, or degree. It appears in contexts ranging from population and prices to demand and growth rates.

As an attributive adjective, minskat typically accompanies neuter singular nouns, as in ett minskat antal (a reduced number). In predicative constructions it appears after a form of vara or other linking verbs, for example “antalet har minskat” (the number has decreased). When used with non-neuter nouns, the form minskad is more common, e.g., en minskad kostnad.

Etymology and related terms: Minskat is derived from the verb minska and belongs to the same word family as minskning (reduction) and minskande (decreasing). Similar forms exist in other Scandinavian languages, such as Norwegian minsket. This word pair is frequently encountered in economic, demographic, and statistical contexts to describe quantities that have become smaller.