Behandles

Behandles is a Danish verb that functions as the present passive form of behandle, meaning to treat, handle, or process. It indicates that the action is performed on the subject by someone else, rather than the subject performing it.

Usage and contexts

Behandles is used across medical, administrative, legal, and everyday language. Examples include: "Patienten behandles af lægen" (the patient is treated by the doctor), "Sagen behandles af kommunen" (the case is handled by the municipality), and "Personoplysninger behandles fortroligt" (personal data are processed confidentially). In medical settings it can refer to treatment, while in data protection or logistics it can refer to processing or handling of items or information.

Grammar and construction

In Danish, the present passive is formed by adding the suffix -es to the verb stem, yielding behandles. The passive voice typically does not require an explicit agent. For past tenses, other forms are used, such as "blev behandlet" (simple past) or "er blevet behandlet" (present perfect passive). The corresponding active infinitive is "at behandle," and the related noun "behandling" denotes treatment or processing.

Etymology and related forms

Behandle is common to Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish, with the present passive variations appearing in each language (for example, Norwegian and Danish use behandles, while Swedish uses behandlas). The word is built from the verb root meaning to treat or handle, with the passive -es form signaling the subject-patientive action.

See also: behandle, behandling, behandling (treatment).