slaktats

Slaktats is a Swedish past participle form derived from the verb slakta, meaning that something has undergone slaughter. In grammar, slaktats is used in the passive voice, typically in combination with auxiliary verbs such as har or har blivit, to indicate that the action of slaughtering has been completed. It can be translated into English as “has been slaughtered” or “slaughtered.”

Usage and examples

Slaktats is commonly used to describe animals or meat in formal, journalistic, or legal contexts. For example, “Flera djur har slaktats” means several animals have been slaughtered. Another usage is in relative clauses or passive constructions: “Djuren som har slaktats i går var friska.” The simple past passive form of slakta is slaktades, which is used where the narrative tense calls for a straightforward past.

Relation to other forms

Slaktats functions as part of a verb phrase in perfect passive constructions (har slaktats, har blivit slaktats) and can appear in contexts that require a passive description of an event. The related past tense form slaktades expresses a straightforward past passive without the perfect aspect. The participle primarily serves a descriptive, documentary role rather than as an independent noun.

Etymology and scope

The form slaktats comes from the verb slakta, with the common Swedish passive participle suffix -ts. It is used in Swedish across domains such as law, animal welfare reporting, agriculture, and meat production to indicate that slaughter has occurred.

See also

Slaughter, meat processing, animal welfare.