tillades

Tillades is a form found in Swedish language texts. It functions as a past tense passive form of certain verbs, and its literal translation can be “was added” or “was allowed,” depending on the underlying verb. Tillades is not a standalone lexeme but an inflection used in written language.

In practice, tillades arises from verbs that convey adding or permitting actions, such as lägga till (to add) or tillåta (to allow). The exact meaning of tillades depends on the root verb it accompanies: with a verb meaning addition, it tends to express that something was added; with a verb related to permission, it can express that something was allowed. The form is more commonly found in formal or historical writing, including official documents and archival material, than in everyday spoken Swedish.

Grammatically, tillades is part of a broader set of past passive forms in Swedish. Its use helps situate events in past time from a passive perspective, often in a narrative or descriptive sequence. In contemporary prose, speakers may prefer more common constructions such as “lades till” (was added) or other periphrastic forms, depending on regional style and register. Overall, tillades remains a recognizable but relatively specialized inflection, most likely encountered by students, researchers, and readers of formal Swedish texts.