behandlar

Behandlar is a Swedish verb meaning to treat, handle, or process. It is used in a variety of contexts, including medicine (treating a patient or a disease), administration or law (handling a case), and data processing (processing information). In everyday language, it can also mean to address or deal with a situation.

Etymology and usage notes: Behandla is formed with the prefix be- added to handla, a base meaning to act or deal. The prefix adds a sense of taking thorough or deliberate action on a subject. Behandlar is the present tense form, used with a subject in the third person singular. The verb is transitive and typically requires a direct object, such as a patient, a disease, a case, or data. The corresponding noun for a person who treats is behandlare; the noun for the act or process is behandling.

Conjugation and forms: Infinitive – behandla; present – behandlar; past simple – behandlade; supine/participle – behandlat; present participle – behandlande; imperative – behandla. The passive voice is formed with a participle or auxiliary constructions, for example, Målet behandlas i domstolen (The case is being processed in court).

Examples of use: In medicine, Läkaren behandlar patienten med antibiotika (The doctor treats the patient with antibiotics). In data handling, Programmet behandlar data från sensorer (The program processes data from sensors). In law or administration, Målet behandlas av myndigheterna (The case is being processed by the authorities). The term is closely related to behandling (treatment or processing) and behandlare (practitioner or processor).