upptäcktes

In a sentence

• Amforan upptäcktes av en dykare på havsbotten.

  The amphora was discovered by a diver on the seabed.

  In this sentence, 'upptäcktes' is the past tense of the passive form of the verb 'upptäcka', meaning 'to discover'. It indicates the action of discovery performed on the amphora.

• Det upptäcktes att byggnaden hade allvarliga skador.

  It was discovered that the building had serious damage.

  Here, 'upptäcktes' is used impersonally in a passive construction, denoting the realization or discovery of a new fact.

• Upptäcktes problemet i tid?

  Was the problem discovered in time?

  This question form uses 'upptäcktes' in a past tense passive voice, asking whether the action of discovery regarding the problem occurred timely.