obligerad

Obligerad is a Swedish adjective meaning obliged, obligated, or bound by a duty. It derives from the verb obligera (to obligate) and ultimately from Latin obligare, via French obliger. In Swedish, obligerad describes a state or condition of having an obligation, whether legal, contractual, or moral, rather than the obligation itself.

Usage and examples: Obligerad is used predicatively, as in han är obligerad att följa reglerna (he is obligated to follow the rules), and attributively, for example en obligerad arbetstagare (an obligated employee). It is common in formal or legal contexts to speak of a person or entity as obligerad, but the phrase to be obligated is the most direct translation. In some contexts, the adjective can pair with specific nouns such as den obligerade parten (the obligated party) or en person som är obligerad (a person who is obligated).

Grammatical notes: Obligerad is the past participle form used as an adjective. Swedish adjectives typically agree with the noun in number and definiteness, though many common constructions use the base form with standard inflection. The construction att vara obligerad att + infinitive introduces a duty. In more everyday language, expressions like skyldig eller ålagd may be used as alternatives depending on nuance.

Translations and nuance: In English, obligerad is most often rendered as obligated or bound. The phrase att vara obligerad att gör något corresponds to to be obligated to do something; to be obliged to do something aligns with a slightly different regional usage.

See also: obligation, duty, obligation (legal), obligated, obligor.