Inträder

Inträder is a Swedish verb meaning to occur, arise, or come into effect. The infinitive is inträda and the present tense form is inträder. It describes events, conditions, or rules that begin to exist or become operative.

The word is primarily used in formal and written Swedish, including legal, administrative, and academic contexts, but can also appear in journalism when describing when a rule, condition, or event begins. It is common in discussions of laws or agreements to indicate when something starts to apply. A typical sentence is: Lagen inträder i kraft den första januari.

Etymology and usage notes: inträda is formed from prefixet in- plus träda (to tread or step), conveying the sense of something entering into existence or entering into effect. In practice, inträda is relatively formal; everyday language tends to use verbs like uppstå, börja gälla, or träda i kraft instead.

See also and related terms: inträda (the base verb), träda i kraft (come into force), uppstå (to arise).