Avgöra

Avgöra is a Swedish verb meaning to determine, decide, settle, or resolve a question or dispute. It is used for both formal decisions, such as court rulings or administrative determinations, and everyday conclusions. The sense implies that the issue is brought to a conclusion by a decision or by assessment of available information.

Grammatically, avgöra is transitive. Present tense is avgör, past tense avgjorde, and the supine form is avgjort. The perfect tense is formed with har avgjort. The related adjective forms include avgjort and avgörande; the noun avgörande denotes a decisive factor or ruling.

Usage includes phrases such as: att avgöra resultatet (to determine the result), att avgöra tvisten (to settle the dispute), and att avgöra vem som vinner (to decide who wins). The sense often carries formality or finality, especially when an authority or procedure is involved. Common synonyms are besluta, bestämma, and fastställa; related nouns include ett avgörande (a decisive ruling).

Etymology: the verb derives from Old Norse afgjera/avgjera, with the prefix af- meaning away and gjöra meaning to do. It is cognate with Norwegian avgjøre and Danish afgøre.