slutfördes

Slutfördes is a Swedish verb form that functions as the preterite passive of the verb slutföra, meaning to complete or finish. It indicates that something was completed, with the performer of the action either unspecified or expressed later with a recipient phrase such as av någon (by someone). The construction is common in formal and official writing, including reports and news coverage.

In usage, slutfördes appears when the emphasis is on the result rather than the agent. For example, Projektet slutfördes i tid. The agent can be added with av: Projektet slutfördes av byggnadsfirman, meaning the project was completed by the construction company. Because it is the passive form, the subject carries the action’s completion and the doer may be omitted or stated separately.

Grammatically, slutfördes is the past passive form, distinct from slutförde, which is the past tense in the active voice (“he completed”). Related forms include slutförs (present passive), har slutfört (present perfect active form: “has completed”), and slutfört (past participle used in perfect tenses). These forms allow Swedish speakers to vary focus between the completion event and the actor.

Etymology: slutföra derives from slut, meaning end, combined with föra or an older developmental form, reflecting the idea of bringing something to an end or bringing a process to a conclusion. The word and its passive form slutfördes have long been used in administrative, legal, and project-management contexts in Swedish.