Breakdown of Artikeln publiceras av skolan.
skolan
the school
av
of, by / from (cause)
artikeln
the article
publicera
to publish
Questions & Answers about Artikeln publiceras av skolan.
Why do we use av in this sentence?
In passive sentences, av tells us who or what is actually doing the action. It translates directly to "by" in English. Here, it shows that the school is the one doing the publishing.
How do we make the verb publiceras passive?
In Swedish, you often make a verb passive by adding an -s to the end. The active present tense is publicerar (publishes). To make it passive, you drop the final -r and add -s, giving you publiceras (is published).
Why is it artikeln instead of "artikelen"?
The base word is en artikel (an article). When making words that end in -el definite, Swedish usually drops the second -e- to make it easier to pronounce. So adding the definite ending makes it artikeln (the article).
Do nouns always have to be in the definite form after av?
No, they don't. It depends entirely on whether you mean "a" or "the". Here we mean "the school" (skolan), but if the article were published by "a school" in general, it would be av en skola.