avgränsas

Avgränsas is a Swedish verb in the passive voice meaning to delimit, delineate, or set the boundaries of something. It is formed from the verb avgränsa (to delimit) with the prefix av- and the noun gräns (border, boundary). The term is used for defining limits in both physical spaces and in abstract or organizational contexts.

Usage extends from geography and urban planning to law and research. In geography, an area may avgränsas by natural features such as a coastline or a mountain range, or by man-made boundaries. In law, administration, and project work, the scope, responsibilities, or rules of a task can be avgränsade by explicit limits. The passive often conveys that the boundary is defined by an external feature, authority, or deliberate decision, rather than by the subject alone. For example, “Området avgränsas av kustlinjen” or “Studien avgränsas till tre teman” illustrate literal and figurative delimitation.

Grammatical notes: avgränsas is the present passive form. Other forms include avgränsades (past passive), avgränsad/avgränsat (past participle used as an adjective), and the active counterpart avgränsa. The noun form is avgränsning, referring to the act or result of delimitation.

See also: avgränsning (delimitation), gränsdragning (boundary drawing), begränsning (restriction, limitation), och gräns (border).