Undersøger

Undersøger is a Danish verb and the present tense form of at undersøge, meaning to investigate, examine, or study in depth. It is used across contexts from everyday inquiries to formal investigations. The root word undersøge comes from the prefix under- combined with søge (to seek), conveying the sense of searching carefully or examining something in detail.

In grammar, undersøger is conjugated regularly in the present tense as jeg undersøger, du undersøger, han/hun undersøger; the past tense is undersøgte, and the present perfect is har undersøgt. The verb is commonly used with objects such as en sag (a case), data, forholdene (the circumstances), or fjernsynsrapporter (television reports), as in "politiet undersøger sagen" (the police are investigating the case) or "vi undersøger dataene" (we are examining the data).

Usage and nuance: undersøger implies a systematic, deliberate probing or checking rather than casual questioning. It appears in journalism, law, science, and everyday speech to describe thorough inquiry, verification, or analysis of information, documents, or phenomena.

Noun form and related terms: Primarily, the word functions as a verb. The related noun is undersøgelser or undersøgelse, which denote an investigation or study. For a person who investigates, Danish typically uses other terms such as efterforsker in formal contexts.

See also: undersøge, undersøgelse.