No. 12,889 in Swedish
stängas
"Stängas" means "to be closed" in English.
In a sentence
Dörren måste stängas när vi går ut.
The door must be closed when we leave.
The word 'stängas' is the passive form of 'stänga', used to indicate that the action of closing the door is carried out by someone or something unspecified.
Fönstret behöver stängas på grund av regnet.
The window needs to be closed because of the rain.
Here, 'stängas' implies the necessity for the closure of the window, again in a passive construction.
Kan lampan stängas av automatiskt?
Can the lamp be turned off automatically?
In this sentence, 'stängas' is combined with 'av' to mean turning off, showing its usage in describing the passive action of deactivation.
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