stängas
Stängas is a Swedish verb form, the passive form of stänga, meaning to close or shut. It denotes that something is being closed or is to be closed. The active forms are stänger (present), stängde (past), and stängt (past participle). In the passive, the present form is stängs, the past form is stängdes, and the perfect passive is stängts (as in har stängts).
The word is used in a wide range of contexts where closure or shutting is involved. It
Because stänga is transitive in its active form, stängas conveys the state of being closed rather than
- Dörren stängs automatiskt när rummet lämnas. (The door closes automatically when the room is left.)
- Butiken stängdes klockan åtta. (The store closed at eight.)
- Fönstret ska stängas före stormen. (The window should be closed before the storm.)
- Ventilen har stängts av av säkerhetsskäl. (The valve has been shut off for safety reasons.)
Relation to related terms: stänga is the active infinitive; stängd is the corresponding adjective meaning closed;