Karakteriseras

Karakteriseras is the present passive form of the verb karakterisera in Swedish and karakterisere in Norwegian Bokmål. It means "is characterized" or "is described as" and is used to attribute defining features to a subject without naming the agent. The form is common in formal writing, including academic, scientific, and administrative texts.

The verb derives from the French caractériser, from Latin character, via Greek charaktēr, and has entered Swedish and Norwegian in the modern period. In both languages, the present passive is formed by adding the suffix -s to the basic verb: Swedish karakteriseras, Norwegian karakteriseres. The agent performing the characterization is typically introduced with av ("by") in a prepositional phrase, e.g., "fenomenet karakteriseras av sin komplexa struktur." In practice, writers may prefer synonyms such as kännetecknas (to be distinguished by) or beskrivas som (described as).

Example: Fenomenet karakteriseras av sin komplexa struktur.