undersökt

Undersökt is the past participle of the Swedish verb undersöka, meaning to investigate or examine. It is used to describe something that has been examined and to form perfect tenses with auxiliary verbs such as har (has) and hade (had), for example har undersökt or hade undersökt. The form can also function as an adjective describing a noun that has undergone examination, as in det undersökta fallet or de undersökta proverna.

Undersöka is a compound verb built from under- and söka, with the prefix conveying thoroughness or depth of examination. The participle undersökt is formed by adding the suffix -t to the stem. As a result, undersökt appears in both verbal constructions (tenses) and adjectival uses, depending on the syntactic context.

Usage notes and examples:

- Läkaren har undersökt patientens lungor. (The doctor has examined the patient’s lungs.)

- Materialet har undersökts av flera experter. (The material has been examined by several experts.)

- Det undersökta fallet väckte uppmärksamhet i rapporten. (The examined case drew attention in the report.)

- De undersökta proverna visade signifikanta resultat. (The examined samples showed significant results.)

In ordinary prose, undersökt is most often encountered in scientific, medical, legal, and investigative writing. The related noun undersökning denotes the act of investigating or examining, while the noun undersökare refers to a person who conducts investigations.