verksamhet
Swedish
Etymology
verksam + -het. Swedish verksamhet derives from verksam (“busy, active”) just like English business derives from being busy.
Pronunciation
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Noun
verksamhet c
- an activity
- Teaterns verksamhet omfattar också turnéer.
- The theatre also goes on tours.
- Teaterns verksamhet omfattar också turnéer.
- (seldom in Finland) a business (commercial or not), an enterprise, an institution
Usage notes
- Verksamhet is a neutral word, often used in legal texts and social sciences to denote any kind of private or public institution or enterprise.
- While Swedish verksam (worksome, one who works; i.e. busy, but also effective) doubtlessly has the same roots as German wirksam (effective), their meanings do not fully overlap. And Swedish verksamhet (activity) has taken on quite a different meaning than German Wirksamkeit (effectiveness). Swedish verksamhet corresponds better to German Tätigkeit (activity).
Declension
| Declension of verksamhet | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | verksamhet | verksamheten | verksamheter | verksamheterna |
| Genitive | verksamhets | verksamhetens | verksamheters | verksamheternas |
Related terms
- verksamhetsberättelse
- verksamhetsform
- verksamhetsplanering
- verksamhetsstyrning
- verksamhetsutveckling
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