påstås

Påstås is a Swedish verb form used to express that something is claimed or asserted by someone, without naming the claimant. It is the present passive form of the verb påstå (to claim). The form is commonly used to present statements as reported or uncertain rather than as established facts.

In Swedish, many verbs form a passive with the suffix -s. Påstås is typically followed by a clause introduced by att, or by a source indicated in another phrase. The agent who makes the claim is often omitted or placed in a prepositional phrase, for example av källor or enligt experten: Det påstås av källor att priset kommer att höjas. Enligt myndigheterna påstås att lagen inte kommer att ändras.

Examples:

- Det påstås att priset kommer att höjas.

- Enligt studien påstås att resultaten är statistiskt signifikanta.

Nuance and style: because påstås signals that the statement is a claim rather than a verified fact, the construction is common in journalism, academic writing, and formal prose as hedging or attribution. It helps distance the writer from the claim and allows presenting contested information without endorsing it. Påstås contrasts with the active form påstår (to claim) and with past forms such as påstod or påstått used in perfect tenses.