städat

Städat is the past participle and supine form of the Swedish verb städa, meaning to clean or tidy. In contemporary Swedish, städat is most often seen in two roles: as part of verb phrases in perfect tenses, and as an adjective describing something that has been cleaned or tidied.

As a verb form, städat is used with auxiliary verbs to form compound tenses. For example, jag har städat köket means “I have cleaned the kitchen,” and vi hade städat huset means “we had cleaned the house.” The simple past tense of städa is städade, as in vi städade igår (“we cleaned yesterday”).

As an adjective, städat describes a completed cleaning state and can modify nouns in definite or indefinite form. For example, ett städat kök means “a cleaned/ tidied kitchen,” and det städade rummet means “the cleaned room.” When used with a definite noun, the participle typically appears in the appropriate agreement form, reflecting number and definiteness.

Usage notes: städat is common in both spoken and written Swedish. It is closely related to städning (the noun for cleaning) and städare or städföretag for a cleaner or cleaning company. The word conveys a completed action and a tidy state, and is frequently used in everyday contexts such as household chores, work schedules, and service descriptions.

See also: städa, städning, städare, städföretag.