tröstas

In a sentence

• Barnet gick till sin mamma för att tröstas.

  The child went to his mother to be comforted.

  In this sentence, 'tröstas' is used in its reflexive form, indicating that the child seeks comfort from their mother.

• Efter den tuffa dagen kan jag inte tröstas.

  After the tough day, I cannot be comforted.

  Here, 'tröstas' is used passively, signifying someone's inability to receive or benefit from comforting.

• Hon sade många ord för att han skulle tröstas.

  She said many words so that he would be comforted.

  In this usage, 'tröstas' is part of a subordinate clause denoting an intention or an expected result, meaning for someone to be comforted.