räknades

Räknades is the past passive form of the Swedish verb räkna, meaning to count, calculate, or reckon. It is used to express that counting or reckoning was performed, without specifying the agent. The form appears mainly in written Swedish—such as statistics, historical accounts, and formal reporting—but can also occur in spoken language.

In grammatical terms, the present passive form is räknas, while the simple past passive is räknades. The corresponding perfect passive is har räknats. The past passive is typically formed by adding the appropriate ending to the verb stem, and räknades is the common past passive for räkna. The construction is used when the subject experiences or undergoes the action of counting rather than performing it.

Usage and examples: Räknades is frequently found in contexts where numbers are reported or described as having been determined by a measurement, survey, census, or calculation. Example sentences include: Antalet deltagare räknades till över tusen. Det räknades som ett fel i den första uppgiften. In modern journalism or scientific writing, it may be preferred to use active or periphrastic forms such as har räknats or beräknats, depending on nuance.

Notes: The passive voice in Swedish is common in formal writing and historical narration but can be less frequent in everyday speech, where active voice or periphrastic constructions may be favored. Räknades thus serves as a standard tool for presenting past counts without naming the counting agent.