uppkallades

Uppkallades is the past tense passive form of the Swedish verb uppkalla, meaning to call up, summon, or convene someone for a duty, meeting, or proceedings. The compound verb is formed from upp- and kalla, conveying the sense of bringing someone into a formal or official event.

Grammatically, uppkallas is the present passive, uppkallades the simple past passive, and uppkallats or uppkallad/uppkallade appear in different participle or adjectival forms. When used with a subject, the phrase translates to “they were summoned” or “they were called up.” The related participle uppkallade can function as an adjective or substantive, referring to those who have been summoned.

Common contexts for uppkallades include official convocations in law, military or civil service, court appearances, and inquiries or investigations. In historical records and formal prose, passages may describe groups or individuals who “uppkallades” to present themselves, report for duty, or answer to an authority.

Examples:

- De uppkallades till förhör. (They were summoned for questioning.)

- Sammanlagt uppkallades femtio personer till militärtjänst. (Fifty people were called up for military service.)

- De uppkallade anmälde sig vid myndigheterna. (The summoned ones registered with the authorities.)

Notes: uppkallades tends to appear in formal, journalistic, or historical writing. In everyday Swedish, alternative expressions such as kallas upp or kallas till kan be used in less formal contexts. See also uppkalla, uppkallad, uppkallade.