sköljs

Sköljs is the present passive form of the Swedish verb skölja, meaning to rinse, wash away, or flush with water. The active infinitive is skölja, and sköljs is used when the subject is being affected by water or another agent. In Swedish, passive forms like sköljs are common in descriptive, instructional, and impersonal construction.

The form is widely used to describe procedures or natural processes where water causes cleaning or removal. Examples include soil or dirt being removed by rain or runoff, objects being cleaned by rinsing, and surfaces being washed. For instance, Jorden sköljs bort av regn (The soil is washed away by rain). Skålen sköljs noggrant före användning (The bowl is rinsed carefully before use). Munnen sköljs med vatten efter måltiden (The mouth is rinsed with water after the meal). In many contexts, sköljs conveys a passive, general, or non-agentive action rather than a specific performer.

Grammatically, sköljs denotes present tense, passive voice. Other related forms include skölja (infinitive), sköljer (present active), sköljde (past active), and sköljts (past participle in perfect tenses). The past passive can be expressed as sköljdes, as in Jorden sköljdes bort av regnet. The term is standard Swedish and tends to appear in everyday language as well as in manuals, recipes, and descriptive writing. English equivalents include is rinsed or is washed away, depending on context.