This is the 13821st most frequent Swedish word.
vårdades
"Vårdades" means "was cared for" or "was treated" in English.
Here, 'vårdades' is used to indicate that the patient received care or treatment at a hospital following an accident. It is in the past tense of the passive voice.
Patienten vårdades på sjukhuset efter olyckan.
The patient was cared for in the hospital after the accident.
In this sentence, 'vårdades' again demonstrates the passive voice, describing that specialists provided care or attention to the animals in the reserve.
Djuren på reservatet vårdades av specialister.
The animals at the reserve were cared for by specialists.
Here, 'vårdades' is used in a broader sense of care, referring to tending or maintaining a garden by the gardener, again using the passive voice in past tense.