No. 13,528 in Swedish
utsattes
"Utsattes" means "was exposed" or "was subjected" in English.
In a sentence
Han utsattes för hård kritik av sina kollegor.
He was subjected to severe criticism by his colleagues.
In this sentence, 'utsattes' is in past passive voice, indicating the subject was passively receiving the action of being subjected to criticism.
Projektet utsattes för många förändringar under utvecklingen.
The project was subjected to many changes during its development.
Here, 'utsattes' again conveys a passive state, describing how changes were applied to the project over time.
Hon utsattes för ett svårt val när erbjudandet kom.
She was subjected to a difficult choice when the offer arrived.
In this usage, 'utsattes' signifies an external situation causing the subject to experience the pressure of making a hard decision.
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