Depresserar

Depresserar is a Swedish verb in the present tense meaning to depress, that is, to push down, lower, or suppress something. The infinitive form is depressera. The word is used in both physical and figurative contexts.

In physical usage, depressera describes moving an object downward or engaging a mechanism by pressing or lowering a control, such as depressera en knapp, a lever, or a valve. In figurative usage, it can mean to depress moods, spirits, or prices—to cause a reduction in feeling, motivation, or value. The term can also appear in technical or medical discussions when describing the effect of a depressant action on a system, though more common everyday language often prefers more specific verbs for each context.

Etymology and grammar: depressera is a regular -era verb. Its present tense forms, including depresserar, follow standard Swedish conjugation patterns for -era verbs. The past tense is typically depresserade, and the supine is depresserat. The form depresserar is used for third-person singular and for plural forms in the present tense, as in "Maskinen depresserar kontrollen."

See also: depress, depression, depressant, Swedish verbs.

Overall, depresserar is a versatile Swedish verb used to describe lowering or suppressing in both concrete and metaphorical senses, with regular conjugation and wide applicability across contexts.