Informera

Informera is a Swedish verb meaning to inform or provide someone with information about a topic. It is a transitive verb used to convey facts, updates, or guidance to another person or group, often with the topic introduced by om (about). The infinitive form is informera; present tense is informerar; past tense is informerade; supine is informerat. The past participle is informerad, used in compound tenses such as har informerad (has informed). The passive or agentless forms are typically rendered with är informerad or blev informerad in specific contexts.

Etymology and cognates: informera derives from the French informer, which itself comes from the Latin informare, meaning to form or to shape. The Swedish form belongs to a family of related verbs in the Scandinavian languages, with Norwegian and Danish having cognate forms such as informere and informere, respectively.

Usage and nuance: informera typically requires two complements: a recipient (often a person or group) and a topic introduced with om (informera [någon] om [något]). Examples: Läraren informerade eleverna om provet (The teacher informed the students about the exam). Myndigheterna informerar allmänheten om nya regler (The authorities inform the public about new rules). Informera sig om something means to inform oneself about something, as in Jag informerade mig om produkten (I informed myself about the product). The term is neutral and widely used in education, journalism, government, and corporate communications.

See also: information, informative, informant.