tjänats

Tjänats is the past participle of the Swedish verb tjäna, meaning to earn or to gain. It is most often used in perfect tense constructions and in the phrasal verb tjänas in, which means that something has been earned or realized through effort or time. In practice, tjänats appears in contexts where value, income, or benefits are attributed to work, investment, or other productive activity.

Etymology and form: Tjäna comes from older Germanic roots, with parallels in other Scandinavian languages. The form tjänats is the supine/passive past participle used in combination with auxiliary verbs like har or var to express completed earning or realization. The participle is invariable in Swedish and does not change with the subject.

Usage and nuance: In Swedish, tjänats commonly describes earned income, profits, or benefits rather than possession by a person. It is frequently found in economic, financial, and accounting language, as in “Vinsten har tjänats in genom försäljning” (The profit has been earned through sales) or “Lönerna har tjänats in under året” (The wages have been earned during the year). The phrasing emphasizes process and outcome—something produced by activity and now realized.

Related terms: Tjäna (to earn), tjänst (service or position), tjänande (earning or service as a concept). The idiom tjänas in is central to its meaning, indicating accumulation of value over time.

See also: Tjäna pengar, income and profit terminology, accounting terminology in Swedish.

Note: Tjänats is primarily a linguistic/grammatical item rather than a standalone substantive term. Its significance rests on how it participates in verb phrases that express earned value.