utdelades

Utdelades is a Swedish verb form meaning was distributed or was awarded. It is the imperfect past tense in the passive voice of the verb utdela, which means to distribute or to award. The active past tense is utdelade, and the present passive is utdelas. Utdelades is commonly used in formal writing and reporting to describe an award or distribution that happened in the past without naming the agent, or with the agent introduced by av.

In practice, the actor or institution that performed the action can be included with the preposition av, as in priset utdelades av juryn (the prize was awarded by the jury). The recipient or recipients may be indicated with phrases such as till vinnaren (to the winner) or till de nominerade (to the nominees). The form is neutral and suitable for news reports, official announcements, and ceremonial context.

Etymology and usage notes: utdelades derives from utdela, with the prefix ut- indicating outward distribution, and dela meaning to share or distribute. The form is widely used in Swedish media, academia, and government communications to describe the completion of an award or distribution event. In everyday language, speakers may prefer the active form utdelade for past actions (they distributed) or the present passive utdelas for ongoing awards.