This is the 11323rd most frequent Swedish word.
målades
"Painted" (past tense, passive voice).
In this sentence, "målades" is used to indicate a past action where the subject "house" underwent the action of being painted.
Huset målades rött förra året.
The house was painted red last year.
Here, "målades" is used in a passive voice to describe the action where the "walls" were painted, emphasizing the process.
Alla väggar målades med en pensel.
All walls were painted with a brush.
In this example, "målades" poetically describes the action of the forest being illuminated as if painted by the sunset's light.