Participles as Adjectives

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The present participle (presens particip) is formed by adding '-ande' to verbs whose infinitive ends in unstressed '-a' (grupperna 1, 2, 4: tala -> talande, läsa -> läsande, springa -> springande), and '-ende' to monosyllabic verbs ending in another long vowel (grupp 3 & oregelbundna: tro -> troende, gå -> gående, le -> leende).

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Because present participles already end in '-e' (-ande/-ende), they NEVER change their form for en-words, ett-words, plurals, or definite noun phrases! Only in the genitive (as a noun) can '-s' be added ('den studerandes rättigheter').

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Unlike the invariable supine (used after har/hade), the perfekt particip is an inflected adjective formed from the verb stem: Group 1 ends in '-ad' (stänga -> nej, måla -> målad), Group 2a in '-d' (stängd), Group 2b in '-t' (köpt), Group 3 in '-dd' (klädd), and Group 4 strong verbs in '-en' (skriven, bjuden).

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Past participles of Group 1 verbs (-ar verbs) end in '-ad' in the common gender (en), '-at' in the neuter (ett), and ALWAYS '-ade' (with '-e', never '-a'!) in the plural and after definite articles/possessives.

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Group 2a (-d -> -t -> -da: en stängd dörr, ett stängt fönster, stängda dörrar), Group 2b (-t -> -t -> -ta: en köpt bil, ett köpt hus, köpta bilar), and Group 3 (-dd -> -tt -> -dda: en bebodd ö, ett bebott område, bebodda öar) take '-a' in the plural and definite forms.

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Strong verbs (Group 4) form their past participle with '-en' (en-word), '-et' (ett-word), and drop the 'e' before adding '-na' in the plural and definite form: skriven, skrivet, skrivna; bjuden, bjudet, bjudna; stulen, stulet, stulna.

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CRITICAL RULE: While particle verbs are written as two separate words in finite tenses and the infinitive ('tycka om', 'stänga av', 'bjuda in', 'köpa upp'), the particle MUST be prefixed to the verb as ONE word in both present and past participles ('omtyckt', 'avstängd', 'inbjuden', 'uppköpt')!

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Present participles express an active or ongoing quality ('en krävande uppgift' = a task that demands a lot), whereas past participles express a completed action or passive state experienced by the noun ('det krävda beloppet' = the amount that was demanded).

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Unlike English or German (where predicate past participles are invariable), Swedish past participles used after 'vara', 'bli', or 'känna sig' MUST agree in gender and number with the subject!

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Both present and past participles are often used as independent nouns: 'en studerande / flera studerande' (student), 'en gående' (pedestrian), 'en anställd / de anställda' (employee), 'de nyanlända' (the newly arrived). Present participles used as nouns do not take plural endings!