forventes

Forventes is a Danish verb form meaning is expected or to be expected. It functions as the present passive form of the verb forvente (to expect, to anticipate) and is used to express that a particular outcome, event, or condition is anticipated, without specifying who expects it. The form is common in formal and neutral texts such as news reports, official statements, and business communications.

Etymology and usage notes: Forvente comes from the prefix for- combined with vente (to wait), with roots in the Danish-Germanic language family. Forventes is the passive voice construction, suitable for impersonal statements where the subject performing the action is unknown or unimportant. In everyday Danish, it often appears in constructions starting with det: Det forventes, at... or Det forventes at... followed by a clause describing the anticipated development.

Grammatical patterns: Typical sentence structures include "Det forventes, at [clause]" or "Det forventes [verb phrase]." It can also appear in headlines or brief statements, sometimes omitting explicit subjects. The present tense form refers to current expectations, while related forms include forventet (expected) as an adjective or past participle, and forventning (expectation) as a noun.

Examples:

- Det forventes, at omsætningen vil stige i år.

- Virksomheden forventes at indgå en ny kontrakt.

- Ifølge rapporten forventes forbedringer, men usikkerheden forbliver.

Translations: In English, forventes translates roughly as is expected or are expected, depending on the grammatical subject. The corresponding verb in English is to expect.

See also: forvente; forventning; forventet.