No. 9,519 in Swedish

förbjöds

"Förbjöds" means "was forbidden" or "was prohibited" in English.

In a sentence

Rökning förbjöds på restauranger år 2005.
Smoking was banned in restaurants in 2005.
The reflexive form of the verb 'förbjuda' (to forbid) is used here, indicating that the action of forbidding happened by an unspecified agent in the past.
Lagförslaget förbjöds av parlamentet.
The proposed law was banned by the parliament.
In this passive construction, the verb 'förbjöds' shows an action performed (banning) by a specific agent (the parliament).
Företaget förbjöds att använda det skyddade varumärket.
The company was prohibited from using the protected trademark.
The sentence illustrates the prohibitive action directed towards a specific subject (the company) regarding a particular object (the trademark).

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