No. 9,667 in Swedish
förväntat
Expected.
In a sentence
Det är förväntat att det kommer att regna imorgon.
It is expected that it will rain tomorrow.
The word 'förväntat' here is used as an adjective meaning 'expected,' expressing an anticipated event.
Hon presterade bättre än förväntat på provet.
She performed better than expected on the test.
In this sentence, 'förväntat' serves as an adverb modifying her performance relative to expectations, denoting comparison.
Vi har förväntat oss en spännande match.
We have expected an exciting match.
Here, 'förväntat' is the past participle of 'förvänta,' used in a reflexive form to indicate that the subjects have anticipated an interesting event.
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