Konkluderes

Konkluderes is a verb form used in Danish and Norwegian Bokmål as the present passive of konkludere (to conclude). The form translates roughly as "is concluded" or "may be concluded" depending on context. It is commonly used in formal and scientific writing to indicate that a conclusion has been drawn from data, analysis, or argument, without specifying the agent performing the action.

In practice, det konkluderes, at… is a typical Danish construction, and similar passive forms appear in Norwegian texts. The subject that performs the conclusion is often implicit; to specify the actor, writers may use active forms such as "vi konkluderer" (we conclude) or "undersøgelsen konkluderer" (the study concludes).

Etymology and cognates: konkluderes derives from the verb konkludere, which in turn traces to the Latin concludere, by way of common European linguistic pathways that contributed to the modern Nordic languages. The word shares its core meaning with related terms such as konklusion (conclusion) and konkluderende (concluding).

Usage notes: konkluderes is typical in academic, legal, and official writing, where authors wish to present a deduction based on evidence without a direct agent stated. In more informal prose, authors often replace it with active equivalents like "det konkluderer" or simply "vi konkluderer." The passive form helps emphasize the result of analysis rather than the doer.