Inrättas

Inrättas is a Swedish verb meaning to establish, institute, or set up something—typically a formal institution, organization, system, or arrangement. The term is common in administrative, governmental, and legal language, as well as in historical writing, where authorities are said to inrätta new agencies, rules, or structures.

The verb is used in active and passive voice. In the active voice you find inrättar and inrättade, while in the passive voice you find inrättas and inrättades. The perfect participle is inrättat (neuter) or inrättad (common gender). The related noun form is inrättning, meaning an establishment or institution, and the noun inrättande denotes the act of establishing.

Inrättas is commonly employed when describing formal acts by authorities, such as the creation of agencies, boards, or legal arrangements. It is less common in everyday speech and more frequent in official reports, laws, and historical accounts. The term can be contrasted with etablera or grundlägga, which emphasize starting or founding in broader contexts, while inrätta stresses the formal creation within an organized framework.

Etymology traces the word to the prefix in- combined with rätta, conveying the idea of putting or arranging something within an order or system. Related terms include inrättning (establishment), inrättande (the act of establishing), and verbs such as etablera and upprätta.

See also: etablera; grundlägga; upprätta; inrättning; inrättande.