Utföra

Utföra is a Swedish verb meaning to perform, carry out, or execute a task or action. It describes bringing an intention, plan, or process to completion. The term is widely used in formal contexts such as business, administration, engineering, and law, as well as in everyday language when noting that something has been completed.

Grammatical notes: Utföra is a transitive verb and requires a direct object, such as uppgift, arbete, or tester. It forms present tense as utför and preterite as utförde; the supine form is utfört, which is used in perfect constructions like har utfört uppgiften.

Etymology and related forms: The word is a compound built from ut- meaning “out” or “to completion” and föra (to carry, bring). This reflects the sense of bringing an action to its end. Related nouns include utförande (the execution or performance) and, in some uses, utförare (the one who performs or executes).

Usage and nuance: Utföra emphasizes the completion of a concrete action. It often contrasts with through expressions like genomföra, which can stress carrying out a plan across multiple steps. Common collocations include utföra en uppgift, utföra tester, och utföra en operation. In imperative form, one might say: Utför uppgiften. Example: Företaget ska utföra en revision och rapportera resultaten.

See also: genomföra, utförande, utförare.