avslutande

Avslutande is a Swedish present participle and adjective derived from the verb avsluta, meaning to finish or conclude. It translates roughly as “concluding” or “final” and is used to describe something that serves to bring a process, event, or text to an end.

Formation and use: The word is formed with the suffix -ande, the standard marker for present participles in Swedish. It functions as an adjective and is typically placed before the noun it describes in attributive position, for example avslutande kapitlet (the concluding chapter) or avslutande kommentar (concluding comment). In definite noun phrases, the noun carries its own endings, while the adjective remains in a form appropriate for definiteness.

Meaning and scope: Avslutande can refer to the final part of something (an avslutande del), a closing remark (avslutande uttalande), or a concluding phase (avslutande fas). It is common in formal, academic, and technical contexts, as well as in literature and journalism, where a section or statement is described as concluding.

Related terms: The related verb is avsluta; the noun form is avslutning (closing, conclusion). The prefix avslutnings- appears in compounds such as avslutningsceremoni (closing ceremony) or avslutningsdel (final section).

Notes: Avslutande is not typically used as a standalone noun; for a noun meaning “closing,” Swedish more often uses avslutning. The term is primarily a present participle used as an adjective to denote finality or completion.