Praktikera

Praktikera is a Swedish verb that appears in historical or nonstandard texts as meaning to practice, to perform an activity repeatedly to gain skill, or to engage in a profession through practice. In contemporary Swedish, the more common form is praktisera, and praktikera is generally regarded as archaic or nonstandard.

Etymology and related forms: the word derives from praktik, meaning practice, and is part of a family of verbs formed with the suffix -era. The modern standard Swedish verb with the same meaning is praktisera, which has the usual Nordic cognates such as Danish praktisere and Norwegian praktisere.

Usage and meaning: praktikera and praktisera share the sense of carrying out an activity as a routine or to practice a profession. The nuance can range from general repetition of a skill to the act of performing one’s duties in a professional capacity. In modern usage, praktisera is the preferred form in most contexts, while praktikera is rarely used and usually confined to historical texts or as a nonstandard spelling.

Conjugation (modern standard form praktisera): infinitive att praktisera; present jag/denna form praktiserar; past jag praktiserade; supine/praktiserat i perfekt: har praktiserat; participle: praktiserad. Example: Hon praktiserar som läkare, vilket betyder att hon arbetar som läkare.

See also: practice (concept), praktik (internship), praktisera (modern verb form), linguistic variants in Swedish orthography.