brukares

Brukare is a Swedish noun meaning a person who uses something, such as a product, service, or facility. It is widely used in public administration, social services, and policy discussions to refer to recipients of services as a defined group of people who interact with infrastructure or programs.

Etymology and nuance: The word stems from the verb bruka (to use) and the agent-noun suffix -are. Compared with användare (user), brukare often carries a policy- or service-oriented nuance, emphasizing a relationship to a service rather than the act of using it.

Usage: In contemporary Swedish, brukare is common in public-sector texts and social care contexts; in information technology and digital services, användare is more typical. The two terms are sometimes used interchangeably, but may differ in tone and connotation, with brukare stressing social rights and service users.

Grammatical notes: The indefinite singular form is en brukare; definite singular brukaren; plural brukare or brukarna; possessives: usarens (the user’s) and brukarnas (the users’). The genitive form brukares exists in some contexts to denote possession by users (as in headlines or legal text), but standard prose usually uses brukerens or brukarnas.

See also: Användare; Konsument; Public administration; User-centered design.