Limiterar

Limitera is a Swedish verb meaning to limit, to impose limits on something. Limiterar is its present tense form, used to say that someone limits something (for example jag limiterar, du limiterar, han limiterar). The verb describes restricting quantities, boundaries, or capabilities and is used in both everyday language and technical contexts such as finance, engineering and information technology. In many fields, limitera is influenced by English usage, while begränsa remains a common synonym for general restriction.

Limitera is a regular -era verb in Swedish, formed with the standard -era suffix. The infinitive is att limitera. The present tense is limiterar, the past tense limiterade, and the supine limiterat. The imperative is limitera. The passive form appears as limiteras in constructions like “signalet limiteras av en komponent.”

The verb typically takes a direct object: limiterar något, limiterar mängden, kostnaderna eller tiden. In technical language, limitera can describe devices or software that constrain amplitude or usage, for example in electronics or data processing. In everyday language, it is common in contexts such as budgeting, policy, or resource management to indicate that limits are being set or enforced.

Related terms include begränsa (to limit, to confine) and begränsning (limitation). In many contexts limitera and begränsa are interchangeable, though limitera often emphasizes explicit caps or thresholds, while begränsa emphasizes broader restriction. Limitera appears more frequently in specialized or technicized language, whereas begränsa is standard in general prose.