No. 2,619 in Swedish

riktades

"Riktades" means "was directed" or "was aimed" in English.

In a sentence

Blicken riktades mot fönstret.
The gaze was directed towards the window.
The verb 'riktades' is used in a passive voice, indicating that the action of directing the gaze occurred without specifying the agent. It connects with 'blicken' as the entity being directed.
Frågor riktades mot den ansvarige.
Questions were directed to the person in charge.
Here, 'riktades' implies an action in which questions were intentionally brought towards the responsible person, again in a passive form without identifying who posed the questions.
Strålkastarljusen riktades mot scenen.
The spotlight's lights were directed towards the stage.
In this sentence, 'riktades' denotes the act of aiming the light towards the stage, specifically emphasizing the object being aimed yet omitting the performer of the action.

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