upprepades
Upprepades is a Swedish term that serves as the past passive form of the verb upprepa, meaning to repeat. It is used to indicate that something was repeated, without specifying who performed the repetition. In English, the form corresponds to was repeated or were repeated.
Usage and meaning: Upprepades appears when the action of repeating affects the subject and is described in
Grammar notes: In Swedish, present passive is upprepas, while the past passive is upprepades. The related active
- Frågan upprepades flera gånger i rapporten. (The question was repeated several times in the report.)
- Ordet upprepades i texten, vilket förstärkte dess betydelse.
Relation to related terms: Upprepades is closely tied to upprepa (to repeat) and to related expressions for
Etymology: The form derives from upprepa plus the standard Swedish passive past suffix, aligning with other