Karakteriseres

Karakteriseres is the present passive form of the verb karakterisere in Norwegian Bokmål and Danish, meaning is characterized or are characterized. It is used to describe the defining features or properties of something, focusing on what distinguishes it rather than who describes it.

Etymology and cognates: The verb comes from karak ter (character) with the suffix -isere, a formation common to many European languages and traced to French caractère or Latin character. Related forms appear in other Scandinavian languages, such as Swedish karakteriseras.

Usage: The form is frequent in scientific, analytical, and descriptive writing. It introduces a description of features, classifications, or typologies: Regionen karakteriseres ved høy tetthet av skog og lave temperaturer. The passive construction emphasizes the attributes of the subject rather than the actor.

Grammar: In Norwegian and Danish, karakteriseres is a present passive construction. Other tenses use corresponding passive forms, such as ble karakterisert/ble karakteriseret for past tense, or vil karakterisere/vil blive karakteriseret for future or prospective contexts. The typical word order places the thing being described as the subject of the sentence.

Examples: Artens røde fjærdrakt og karakteristiske nebb karakteriseres som dens viktigste kjennetegn. Forskningen karakteriseres av humane målemetoder og longitudinelle data.

See also: karakterisering, karakteristikk, karakteristikk.