Besiktningen gjordes efter utflyttningen.

Because besiktningen is the definite singular form of en besiktning.

• en besiktning = an inspection
• besiktningen = the inspection

So the sentence is talking about a specific inspection, not just any inspection.

Gjordes is the passive past tense of göra (to do / to make).

• gjorde = did
• gjordes = was done

So:

• Besiktningen gjorde... would be wrong here, because that would mean the inspection did...
• Besiktningen gjordes... means the inspection was done...

This is a very common Swedish passive pattern: verb + -s.

Examples:

• Huset byggdes 1995. = The house was built in 1995.
• Maten lagades snabbt. = The food was prepared quickly.

Because Swedish, like English, often uses the passive when the doer is unknown, unimportant, or obvious from context.

Besiktningen gjordes efter utflyttningen focuses on the event itself: the inspection happened after the move-out.

If you wanted to name the person or company, you could use an active sentence, for example:

• Hyresvärden gjorde besiktningen efter utflyttningen.
  = The landlord did the inspection after the move-out.

The passive is especially common in formal, administrative, and practical contexts.

Utflyttningen is the definite singular form of utflyttning, which means moving out, the move-out, or the act of vacating a place.

• en utflyttning = a move-out / a moving out
• utflyttningen = the move-out / the moving out

It is definite because it refers to a specific move-out event, the one relevant in the situation.

So the sentence means that the inspection happened after that specific move-out.

Because after efter, Swedish very often uses a noun:

• efter utflyttningen = after the move-out
• literally: after the moving-out

English often prefers an -ing form, but Swedish commonly uses a noun in this kind of phrase.

A different Swedish structure is also possible:

• efter att man flyttat ut
• efter att de hade flyttat ut

These mean after (someone/they) had moved out.

So efter utflyttningen is concise and natural, especially in formal or housing-related contexts.

Because both refer to specific events known from the context:

• besiktningen = the particular inspection
• utflyttningen = the particular move-out

Swedish often uses the definite form where English might also use the, but sometimes English sounds a bit more flexible. In Swedish, when the speaker has a particular event in mind, the definite form is very natural.

This sentence sounds like part of a known process, for example renting an apartment:

1. someone moved out
2. the inspection happened afterward

So both events are treated as identifiable.

The basic order is:

Subject + verb + time expression

• Besiktningen = subject
• gjordes = verb
• efter utflyttningen = time-related adverbial phrase

So:

Besiktningen gjordes efter utflyttningen.
= The inspection was done after the move-out.

This is normal Swedish main-clause word order.

You could also move the time phrase to the front:

Efter utflyttningen gjordes besiktningen.

That still means the same thing, but now the sentence emphasizes when it happened.

Yes. In a Swedish main clause, the finite verb must stay in the second position.

So:

• Besiktningen gjordes efter utflyttningen.
• Efter utflyttningen gjordes besiktningen.

In the second version, efter utflyttningen takes the first position, so gjordes must come immediately after it.

This is the usual V2 word order pattern in Swedish.

Yes. Besiktning is a very common word in Swedish, especially in contexts like:

• renting apartments
• buying houses
• construction
• cars and vehicle inspections

Depending on context, it can mean:

• inspection
• survey
• check
• assessment

In this sentence, it most naturally means a property inspection, especially one done when someone moves out.

Yes, but gjordes is more natural here.

Possible version:

• Besiktningen blev gjord efter utflyttningen.

This is understandable, but it can sound a bit heavier or less idiomatic in many contexts.

Swedish often prefers the s-passive form:

• gjordes
• byggdes
• såldes

rather than blev + past participle, unless there is a special reason to emphasize the result or the event.

So in this sentence, gjordes is the best normal choice.

Very roughly, it is:

• Besiktningen = the inspection
• gjordes = was done
• efter = after
• utflyttningen = the move-out / the moving out

So a near-literal translation is:

The inspection was done after the move-out.

In more natural English, you might also say:

• The inspection was carried out after the tenant moved out.
• The inspection took place after the move-out.

The exact best translation depends on context, but the Swedish structure is straightforward once you know the passive and the definite nouns.