Utfatta

Utfatta is a Swedish verb that means to formulate, draft, or compose a text, plan, or decision. It is commonly used in official, administrative, and organizational contexts to describe the act of producing a formal outcome that will guide action or policy. The term is frequent in government, corporate governance, and legal language, where it often precedes nouns like beslut, plan, policy, or text.

Etymology and forms: Utfatta derives from ut- (out) and fatta (to grasp, seize), conveying the act of laying something out in written form. The infinitive is utfatta; the present tense is utfattar; the past participle is utfattat and is used with the auxiliary har (har utfattat). As an adjective, the participle can appear as utfattad or utfattat, depending on gender and number (for example, ett utfattat beslut).

Usage notes: Utfatta is typically used for drafting or formulating concrete outputs that will guide subsequent action or policy. It is common with objects such as beslut (decisions), planer (plans), policys, texter (texts), and förslag (proposals). It contrasts with utforma (to shape or design) and formulera (to phrase or word), and with utfärda (to issue), which more directly denotes the act of releasing a document or decree to the public. In many bureaucratic or legal contexts, utfatta emphasizes the creation stage rather than the act of dissemination.

See also: utforma, formulera, utfärda, beslut, plan, policy.