nämns

Nämns is the present tense form of the passive verb nämnas in Swedish, used to indicate that something is mentioned or named without specifying who mentions it. It is common in formal and neutral writing, such as academic texts, encyclopedic entries, and policy documents.

Grammatically, nämnas is the passive counterpart of the active verb nämna (to mention, to name). In the present tense, the form nämns is used regardless of the subject, for example: "I kapitlet nämns flera studier" or "Det nämns i rapporten." The past tense passive is nämndes (it was mentioned), and the present perfect passive is har nämnts (has been mentioned). The construction allows the writer to foreground the information rather than the agent performing the action.

Usage notes include that nämnas typically appears in impersonal or generic statements and often introduces references to sources, findings, or statements in texts. It contrasts with active phrases such as nämner (he/she/it mentions) and is a standard feature of formal Swedish prose.

Etymology-wise, nämnas is derived from nämna (to mention) with the passive suffix -s. The verb nämna itself is historically linked to the noun namn (name) and originates in the broader Germanic language family, with related forms in Old Norse and other Scandinavian languages.

See also: nämna, nämnande, namn, nämnd.