Inträda
Inträda is a Swedish verb meaning to occur, arise, or come into effect. It is used for events, changes, or conditions that begin to exist or apply. The word carries a formal or literary tone and is less common in everyday conversation, where verbs like hända, ske, eller uppstå often appear. In legal and administrative language, inträda is often used in the sense of entering into force or beginning to apply, typically in the phrase inträda i kraft.
The verb is built from in- plus träda (to tread), conveying the sense of entering or stepping
Inträda is most common when describing significant events, changes, or rules that begin to exist or take
- En ny era inträder. (A new era is dawning / arises.)
- Lagen inträder i kraft den första januari. (The law comes into force on January 1.)
- Efter beslutet inträdde en förändring i organisationen. (Following the decision, a change arose in the organization.)
Inträda is closely related to inträffa (to occur) and träda i kraft (to come into effect).