No. 273 in Swedish

misstänks

"Misstänks" means "is suspected."

In a sentence

Han misstänks för stöld.
He is suspected of theft.
In this sentence, 'misstänks' is used in a passive construction to express that the person is suspected of committing a theft.
Polisen misstänks för att inte ha följt reglerna.
The police are suspected of not following the rules.
Here, 'misstänks' indicates that the object (the police) is under suspicion for not adhering to rules as per an observation or report.
Det misstänks att det var ett planerat brott.
It is suspected that it was a planned crime.
'Misstänks' in this sentence represents a general suspicion without specifying a direct subject, thereby suggesting an abstract or communal suspicion over the event.

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