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No. 3,894 in Swedish

kördes

"Was driven" (past tense passive form of "köra").

In a sentence

  • Bilen kördes till verkstaden för reparation.

    The car was driven to the workshop for repair.

    Here, 'kördes' is used in the past passive voice, indicating that the action of driving the car was performed by someone, but the driver is not specified.

  • Filmen kördes för sista gången på bio igår.

    The movie was played for the last time at the cinema yesterday.

    In this case, 'kördes' is used to denote the playback or running of the movie in the passive voice, emphasizing the event rather than the performer.

  • Maskinen kördes hela natten för att tillverka produkterna.

    The machine was operated all night to manufacture the products.

    Here, 'kördes' indicates the operation of the machine in the passive past tense, focusing on the machine's state of being used rather than who operated it.

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