Utvikles

Utvikles is a Norwegian verb form that represents the present passive of the verb utvikle, meaning to develop, to evolve, or to bring into existence. As a present passive, utvikles indicates that the subject is undergoing development or is in the process of being developed, rather than performing the development itself.

Usage and examples: The form is used across domains to describe ongoing development of processes, systems, skills, or organisms. For example, Programvaren utvikles kontinuerlig means the software is being developed continuously. Prosessen utvikles av prosjektteamet can mean the process is being developed by the project team. The passive form is common in technical writing, journalism, and formal discussions, where emphasis is placed on the occurrence of development rather than the agent.

Related forms: The noun form utvilkling denotes development, while the adjective form utviklet (developed) and the present active form utvikler (develops) are related. In passive contexts or in compound tenses, Norwegian often alternates between utvikles (present passive) and ble utviklet (past passive) or har utviklet (present perfect active in a passive sense).

Contexts: Utvikles appears in technology, business, science, and social discourse to describe progress, improvement, or maturation. It also appears in biological language in broader phrases about growth and maturation, though more specific terms are used for biological processes.

Etymology: The word is built from the prefix ut- and a root connected historically to turning or shaping, reflecting the idea of bringing something outward into a more developed state.