No. 9,047 in Swedish
dömd
"Dömd" means "convicted" or "sentenced" in English.
In a sentence
Hon är dömd för stöld.
She is convicted of theft.
Here, 'dömd' is used as a participle form of the verb 'döma', meaning convicted or sentenced, describing someone's legal consequence.
Det verkar som om projektet är dömt att misslyckas.
It seems like the project is doomed to fail.
In this sentence, 'dömd' is used metaphorically to mean destined or inevitably bound to a negative outcome.
Forskaren är dömd att ändra sina teorier med nya upptäckter.
The researcher is bound to revise their theories with new discoveries.
Here, 'dömd' conveys a sense of inevitability or obligation stemming from circumstances, not legal judgment.
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