No. 3,423 in Swedish
beskrivits
"Has been described."
In a sentence
Det har beskrivits som en särskilt utmanande uppgift.
It has been described as a particularly challenging task.
The word 'beskrivits' is used here as the past participle passive form of 'beskriva', meaning 'to describe'. It indicates that the action of describing has been performed.
Boken har beskrivits av många som inspirerande.
The book has been described by many as inspiring.
In this context, 'beskrivits' conveys the idea that the book was the subject of descriptions made by people, implying passive voice in Swedish.
Programmet på TV har beskrivits utförligt.
The TV program has been described in detail.
Here, 'beskrivits' highlights the manner (in detail) in which the program has been described, further employing passive construction.
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