tillfredsställas

Tillfredsställas is a Swedish verb in the passive voice meaning to be satisfied or fulfilled. The active form is tillfredsställa, which means to satisfy, fulfill a need, request, or condition. The word is commonly used when referring to needs, requirements, desires, or expectations being met or provisioned. In everyday language you can encounter constructions like “kravet tillfredsställs” (the requirement is fulfilled) or “behovet tillfredsställs” (the need is satisfied).

Etymology and related forms: tillfredsställas has cognates in nearby Scandinavian languages, such as Danish tilfredsstille and Norwegian tilfredsstille, and belongs to a family of Germanic roots involving the idea of making someone content or meeting a standard. It is formed as a combination of a preposition meaning toward or to (till) and a verb that conveys making someone or something satisfied. The word appears in both formal and administrative registers, as well as in more everyday contexts.

Usage and nuances: tillfredsställa emphasizes meeting a concrete requirement, need, or expectation, rather than simply pleasing someone emotionally. It is common to pair it with nouns like krav (requirement), behov (need), or önskemål (wish). Related forms include tillfredsställande (satisfactory or fulfilling) and tillfredsställande, which describes the quality of meeting the standard. The present passive form is tillfredsställs (e.g., Kravet tillfredsställs av myndigheten); the past passive is tillfredsställdes, and the perfect passive is tillfredsställts.