No. 10,853 in Swedish

letas

"Letas" means "to be searched for" in English.

In a sentence

Hon letas efter nycklarna.
She is searching for the keys.
Letas is used here in its reflexive form, indicating that 'she is searching'.
Boken letas upp på biblioteket.
The book is being searched for at the library.
Here, letas is used in a passive form to express that 'the book is being searched for'.
De letas efter en lösning till problemet.
They are searching for a solution to the problem.
Letas is used in the reflexive form, indicating that 'they are performing the activity of searching for a solution'.

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