utmärktes

Utmärktes is not a standard dictionary form in contemporary Swedish. It is most likely a misspelling or an informal/archaic inflection of the verb utmärka or the adjective utmärkt. The verb utmärka means to distinguish, mark, or designate something or someone, and its common forms include utmärker (present), utmärkte (past active), and utmärkes (present passive). The adjective utmärkt means excellent or distinguished, used as in ett utmärkt arbete. The related noun utmärkelse denotes a distinction or an award.

Because utmärktes is the expected past passive form in standard Swedish, utmärkt es (as a separate lexical item) is not typical in modern usage. If you encounter the sequence utmärktes with the correct spelling, it would mean “it was distinguished/marked,” whereas utmärkt es would more likely be a misspelling or a remnant of older or dialectal orthography. In historical texts, older Swedish sometimes shows variant spellings, but utmärktes as a standalone entry is not established as a recognized form today.

In practice, the distinction of utmärka and utmärkt is reflected in common phrases. For example, Det utmärktes av sin tydlighet (It was distinguished by its clarity) or Arbetet utmärktes som ett föredöme (The work was distinguished as exemplary). The topic also intersects with the noun utmärkelse, used for recognitions or awards.

See also: utmärka, utmärkt, utmärkelse.