nedtecknas

Nedtecknas is a Swedish verb in the passive voice that means to be written down, recorded, or entered in official records or minutes. It is used when a fact or entry is formally documented. The active form is nedteckna, meaning to write down, to record, or to sign. The present passive form nedtecknas appears in formal contexts, for example in minutes or registries: Protokollet nedtecknas av sekreteraren.

Common contexts for the term include minutes of meetings, archival records, legal or administrative documents, and other situations where information is officially documented or entered into a register. In English, nedtecknas is typically translated as “is recorded” or “is entered.”

Etymologically, nedtecknas combines the prefix ned-, which can indicate downward or completion, with teckna, meaning to write, sign, or draw. The word reflects the action of recording information in a written form for permanent or official reference. As a noun, the related term nedteckning refers to the act of recording or notation.

Related terms include teckna (to write, to sign), nedteckning (the act of recording), protokoll (minutes), and registrera (to register). In contemporary usage, nedtecknas is most common in formal or archival writing; in everyday language, other verbs such as anteckna or notera may be used to convey a similar idea in a less official register.