anordna

Anordna is a Swedish verb meaning to organize, arrange, set up, or plan something, especially in formal or systematic contexts. The action typically involves coordinating resources, arranging logistics, and scheduling. The object of anordna can be events, processes, or structures, for example: “anordna en konferens,” “anordna en tävling,” or “anordna informationsträff.”

Inflection and usage: Infinitive anordna; present tense anordnar; past tense anordnade; supine anordnat. Passive voice is common in formal language: “Evenemanget är anordnat av kommunen.” The term is widespread in official, organizational, and administrative discourse and is frequently used by myndigheter, föreningar, and företag.

Nuance and context: Anordna often carries a sense of formal planning, coordination, and authority. It implies deliberate arrangement and oversight of logistics. By contrast, related verbs like ordna and arrangera are more general or neutral; ordna can feel more everyday, while arrangera emphasizes structuring or staging multiple components.

Synonyms and related terms: ordna, arrangera. Related nouns include anordnande (the act of arranging) and anordnare (an organizer).

Etymology: The word is formed from the base verb ordna with the prefix an-, a common construction in Swedish to create causative or more intensive meanings. The combination conveys taking steps to bring something into being or into a planned state.