Utfallande

Utfallande is a Swedish adjective and present participle used to describe something that befalls or ensues as a consequence of a preceding event. In English, it is often rendered as ensuing or resultant, though the exact sense is closest to “that befalls” or “that ensues.” The term is related to utfall, meaning outcome or result.

The form is created with a participial suffix -ande, a common way to turn a verb into an adjectival participle in Swedish. The root is connected to the notion of an outcome or event that follows from something else. Because utfallande is relatively formal, it is most frequently found in older, legal, or literary texts rather than in everyday language.

Usage notes: In contemporary Swedish, utfallande is rare and may sound archaic or pedantic. Writers typically prefer följande (the following), resulterande (resulting), eller som uppkommit (that has arisen) to express a similar idea. When used, it tends to modify a noun (attributive use) rather than appear as a predicate adjective.

Examples (idiomatic equivalents): while you might encounter a phrase like “utfallande konsekvenser,” more natural wording would be “de följande / de resulterande konsekvenserna av beslutet.”

See also: utfall, konsekvenser, följande, resulterande.