Selekteras

Selekteras is a Swedish verb form that expresses that something is being chosen or screened. It is the present passive form of the verb se teklera, meaning to select. The form is commonly used in formal or administrative contexts to indicate that the subject undergoes the act of selection rather than performing it.

In grammar, se lektera is a transitive verb, and the present passive is formed by adding the -as ending to the present stem, producing selekteras. The agent performing the selection is often omitted, focusing on the result that the subject has been chosen. For example: Deltagarna selekteras utifrån kriterierna. This translates to "The participants are selected based on the criteria." Other typical contexts include recruitment, research sampling, admissions decisions, and quality control.

Common contexts and nuances: se lektera is used when describing processes governed by criteria, rules, or procedures rather than spontaneous choices. It contrasts with the active form se lektera, where the subject performs the action of selecting. The related noun forms include selektionen or urvalet, depending on emphasis, with selektion and urval both widely used in Swedish.

Etymology generally traces se lektera to the English word select or the Latin selectus, filtered through Scandinavian usage. Selekteras thus denotes a formal, outcome-focused aspect of the selection process.