anhängig

Anhängig is an adjective used in Swedish to describe something that is pending or awaiting a decision, typically within judicial or administrative contexts. A case, filing, or decision is described as anhängig when it has been submitted but has not yet been resolved. Common formulations include ett anhängt mål, ett anhängigt ärende, or ett ärende som är anhängt hos tingsrätten. The term signals that work is in progress and that a ruling, decision, or further processing is pending.

The word is mainly found in formal language and is especially common in law and public administration. It is cognate with Danish anhængig and Norwegian anhængig; in these languages the sense is closer to dependent or attached, while in Swedish anhängig has come to denote pending or in-handling status. In everyday Swedish, speakers more often use phrases such as handläggs, pågår, eller inte beslutat än.

In English, anhängig is usually translated as pending or awaiting decision, depending on context—for example, a pending case (ett anhängt mål) or an outstanding issue in an administration.

See also: ärende, mål, handläggning, pågående, vilande.