This is the 13572nd most frequent Swedish word.
vaktades
"Vaktades" means "was guarded" or "was watched" in English.
The word "vaktades" is used in its passive form here, indicating that the action of guarding was being performed, focusing on the object receiving the action (the castle).
Slottet vaktades noggrant av vakterna dag och natt.
The castle was carefully guarded by the guards day and night.
In this sentence, "vaktades" shows passive usage, emphasizing the safeguarding action applied to the paintings, with no explicit agent mentioned.
Museets målningar vaktades för att skydda dem från stöld.
The museum's paintings were guarded to protect them from theft.
Here, "vaktades" conveys that the guests were the object of the guarding action, with "säkerhetspersonal" as the agents specified.