Kontrollera

Kontrollera is a Swedish verb meaning to exercise control over something, to inspect, or to verify. It is used transitively with a direct object, for example kontrollera något (to check something), kontrollera hur något fungerar, or kontrollera att krav uppfylls. The form is common in everyday language as well as in technical, administrative, and regulatory contexts where assessment or validation is required.

Origin and formation: The verb is derived from the noun kontroll (control), which itself traces to the French contrôle via Germanic intermediaries. The suffix -era is a productive Swedish ending that turns a noun into a verb, yielding expressions such as kontrollera meaning “to perform the action on the noun.”

Usage and domains: In industry and governance, phrases such as kvalitetskontroll (quality control), säkerhetskontroll, and ekonomisk kontroll appear. In information technology and data handling, kontrollera indata means to validate input, and kontrollsystem denotes a control system or framework. In journalism and research, kontrollera uppgifter means to fact-check. Synonyms include granska, verifiera, and övervaka, while kontroll can refer to the noun sense of oversight.