sänkt

Sänkt is a Swedish word that functions as both an adjective and the past participle of the verb sänka, meaning to lower or reduce, or to sink. It is used to describe something that has been made lower in level, price, or amount, as well as something that has been physically lowered or submerged.

As an attributive adjective, sänkt describes a noun and agrees with number and definiteness. Examples include ett sänkt pris (a reduced price), sänkta räntor (lowered interest rates), and de sänkta kostnaderna (the reduced costs). In definite form, the phrases would be det sänkta priset and de sänkta kostnaderna.

As a past participle, sänkt is used in passive or perfect constructions derived from sänka. Common forms appear in sentences such as priset har sänkts or priset sänktes, both indicating that the price has been lowered. In attributive position, the same form sänkt is used, typically in the neuter singular with an indefinite article as ett sänkt pris.

Semantic range includes both economic and physical lowering: a price or tax can be sänkt (reduced), and a vessel or object can be sänkt (submerged or sunk) in contexts such as maritime events. The word is prevalent in business, finance, and news reporting, where changes in price, rate, or value are described as sänkta or sänkts.

Etymologically, sänkt derives from the verb sänka, which has roots in Old Norse and related Germanic languages, sharing a family with cognate forms in neighboring Scandinavian languages. Its use reflects a common concern with change in quantity, value, or position.