nämnt

Nämnt is the past participle form of the Swedish verb nämna, meaning to mention or to name. It is used to form perfect tenses with auxiliary verbs, as in har nämnt (have mentioned) and hade nämnt (had mentioned). The corresponding passive participle is nämnts, used in constructions such as har nämnts (has been mentioned).

The verb nämna derives from Old Norse nefna, related to the noun namn (name). The supine form of nämna is nämnt, which appears in the compound tenses in combination with har or hade. The form nämnt is therefore closely tied to the verb’s conjugation across tenses.

In modern Swedish, nämnt commonly appears in both written and spoken language when indicating that something has been mentioned previously. Examples: Vi har nämnt kostnaderna för projektet. Mötet nämndes i rapporten. Nämnt should not be confused with the noun nämnd (a committee or board) or with namn, the word for name.

Notes on usage: the active perfect forms use nämnt (har nämnt, hade nämnt), while passive constructions use nämnts (har nämnts, hade nämnts). Nämnt, nämnts, and related forms reflect standard Swedish morphology and are widely understood in formal and semi-formal contexts. See also: nämnd, namn.