utsänds

Utsänds is a Swedish verb form meaning “is sent out” or “is broadcast.” It is the present passive form of the verb utsända, which means to send out, dispatch, or broadcast. The form combines the prefix ut- meaning “out” with sända meaning “to send,” and adds the passive suffix -s. The infinitive is utsända, and the past passive form is utsändes. The active present form is utsänder, or more commonly in many contexts, sända ut.

In usage, utsänds appears in contexts where the subject receives the action of sending or broadcasting. In media and communications, it is used to indicate that a program, signal, or transmission is being broadcast. For example, “Programmet utsänds kl. 21” means the program is broadcast at 9 PM. In a broader sense, utsänds can describe people or goods being sent out on a mission or deployment, such as researchers, diplomats, or aid workers being dispatched.

Etymologically, utsänds derives from utsända plus the Swedish passive suffix -s, with utsända built from ut- (“out”) and sända (“to send”). The term is widely understood in contemporary Swedish and appears in news reports, broadcasts, and formal writing when noting that something is transmitted or dispatched.

See also: utsändning, the noun form referring to the act of broadcasting or dispatch, and utsända, the related verb.