skrivit

Skrivit is the past participle of the Swedish verb skriva, meaning to write. It is most commonly used to form perfect tenses with auxiliary verbs such as har (has) and hade (had), as in han har skrivit ett brev or jag hade skrivit en uppsats.

In addition to its verbal uses, skrivit can function as part of an adjective phrase meaning “written.” When used attributively, the past participle can appear as skrivet or skrivna depending on number and definiteness; for example ett skrivet brev (a written letter) and de skrivna breven (the written letters). In passive constructions, the related form skriven is typical: boken är skriven av författaren (the book is written by the author).

Syntactically, skrivit contrasts with the simple past form skrev. Skrivit appears in tenses that relate to completion, such as present perfect (har skrivit) and past perfect (hade skrivit). The choice between skrivit and other forms is governed by whether the action is presented as completed relative to another point in time and whether a passive or adjectival reading is intended.

Etymology and cognates: skrivit belongs to a family of Germanic verbs for writing. In other Nordic languages, cognates exist with similar meanings, notably Danish and Norwegian bokmål skriv et/skrevet. The related noun for writing is skrift, and the verb family includes forms such as skriva as the present tense and skriven/skrivet as participles depending on function.

See also: skriva, skrift, skriftspråk.