Förutses

Förutses is a Swedish verb in the passive voice that expresses that something is foreseen, anticipated, or assumed to happen in the future. It is the present passive form of the verb förutse, and is commonly used in formal, analytical, or bureaucratic language. In impersonal constructions it often appears with the sentence starter det: det förutses att ….

In usage, förutses denotes a stakeholder expectation or an assumption built into plans, forecasts, or normative statements. It signals that an outcome is considered likely or presupposed within a given framework, rather than being asserted as a proven fact. Because it is a passive form, the subject of the action is typically not specified, which makes it suitable for policy documents, reports, and official discussions where general conditions or assumptions are described.

Common contexts include government planning, budgets, project documentation, and risk assessments. The term is frequently paired with att-clauses to introduce the anticipated development: det förutses att kostnaderna kommer att överskridas, det förutses att projektet slutförs inom tidsramen. In everyday speech, förväntas or andra more casual constructions are often preferred, but förutses remains standard in formal writing.

Related terms include förutse (to foresee), förväntas (to be expected), and antas (to be assumed). While broader in meaning, förutses specifically emphasizes an anticipated or assumed future state within a formal descriptive or normative frame.