avhandlas

Avhandlas is a Swedish verb in the passive voice meaning “to be dealt with,” “to be discussed,” or “to be treated,” typically in formal or bureaucratic contexts. It is the present passive form of the active verb avhandla, whose core meaning is to handle, address, or treat a matter. The active form is avhandla; related forms include avhandlar (present active), avhandlade (past), and avhandlat (supine). The present passive is avhandlas, used with subjects such as ett ärende (a matter) or en fråga (a question).

Usage notes: Avhandlas is common in official language, meeting minutes, reports, and other formal documentation. It often indicates that a matter is being processed, considered, or concluded by a person or body (for example, a committee or board). The nuance emphasizes the procedural handling rather than the final outcome.

Examples: Ärendet avhandlas i nämnden. Frågan avhandlades vid dagens sammanträde. Frågan kommer att avhandlas på nästa möte. These usages show how avhandlas ties the subject to the act of being addressed rather than simply discussed.

Relation to related terms: Avhandlas may be contrasted with behandlas, which more broadly means “to be treated” or “to handle,” and with diskuteras, which foregrounds discussion rather than formal handling. The noun avhandling exists in Swedish as “thesis” or “dissertation,” but it is a separate word from this verb-form and not a direct obstacle to understanding avhandlas in its verb sense.