åtföljts

åtföljts is the past participle form of the Swedish verb åtfölja, which means to follow after or to accompany. The word is used in passive voice constructions and in perfect or past tenses with auxiliary verbs such as har (has/have) or var (was/were). In practical use, åtföljts expresses that something has been accompanied by something else or followed by a consequence or related elements.

Typical usage patterns include a prepositional phrase with av to specify what accompanies the subject. For example, in formal or written Swedish one might say: Rapporten har åtföljts av flera bilagor (The report has been accompanied by several appendices). Händelsen var åtföljts av protester (The incident was accompanied by protests). Frågan har åtföljts av ytterligare dokumentation (The question has been accompanied by further documentation). These constructions often appear in policy texts, reports, and news reporting.

Morphologically, åtföljts functions as a passive participle and may be inflected for tense with the auxiliary verbs har or var, among others. The related adjective form åtföljd is also used to mean “accompanied” as a descriptive attribute, as in en åtföljd förändring (an accompanied change), though åtföljts is more common in predicative or verbal contexts.

See also: åtfölja, följas, följa. Note that åtföljts is typically used in formal or written Swedish to indicate that an event, document, or situation has been accompanied by additional elements or consequences.