selekterade

Selekterade is the Swedish form used to indicate that something or someone has been chosen according to predefined criteria. As a finite verb, it appears in the past tense: “Vi selekterade deltagarna baserat på deras kvalifikationer.” As an adjective or past participle, it describes a group that has been chosen: “de selekterade deltagarna” (the selected participants).

Etymology and related terms: Selektera is borrowed from the English or French verb to select, itself derived from the Latin selectus meaning “chosen.” The related noun is selektion (selection). In Swedish, selektera and its past tense form se lekterade are standard in formal and semi-formal language, with utvalda or valda as common synonyms for “selected.”

Usage and contexts: The term is widely used across fields such as recruitment, research, biology, and data processing. In HR, organizations refer to “selekterade kandidater” when discussing those hired or invited to interviews. In scientific contexts, “selekteras” or “selekterade prover” describe samples or specimens chosen by criteria, or the process of artificial selection in biology. In data handling, to “selektera” means to filter or select a subset of data based on specified rules. The word can carry neutral or descriptive connotations, and its exact meaning depends on the criteria and domain in which it is used.

See also: select, selektion, urval, utvalda.