Breakdown of Formuleringen blev uppdaterad av redaktören.
bli
to become
av
of, by / from (cause)
uppdaterad
updated
redaktören
the editor
formuleringen
the wording
Questions & Answers about Formuleringen blev uppdaterad av redaktören.
Why does this sentence use blev uppdaterad instead of the s-passive uppdaterades?
Both mean "was updated", but the bli-passive often emphasizes the final result or the transition into a new state. The s-passive (uppdaterades) tends to focus more on the action itself. However, they are frequently interchangeable in modern Swedish, especially when the person doing the action (the agent) is introduced with av.
Why is the past participle spelled uppdaterad instead of uppdaterat?
In a bli-passive construction, the past participle acts just like an adjective describing the subject. Because formuleringen is a singular en-word, the participle takes the matching en-form (uppdaterad). If the subject were a singular ett-word like dokumentet, it would change to blev uppdaterat.
Is formuleringen the standard way to say "the wording"?
Yes. Formulering comes from the verb att formulera (to formulate). While English speakers might be tempted to build a phrase using the Swedish word for "word" (ord), Swedish naturally uses formulering to refer to the specific phrasing or wording of a text.
Why do we use av here for "by"?
In Swedish passive sentences, av is the standard preposition used to introduce the agent (the person or entity performing the action). Whenever you have a passive verb and want to express that it was done "by" someone, you use av.
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