förbinds

Förbinds is a Swedish verb form meaning “is connected” or “is bound.” It is the present tense of the passive verb förbindas and is used to describe a state in which two or more elements are joined or linked. In everyday or technical language, you might encounter sentences such as “Ledningen förbinds med apparaten” or “Kretsen förbinds till jord.” The corresponding active form is förbinder, for example “Jag förbinder ledningarna vid installationen.” Grammatically, förbinds is a passive construction where the doer of the action is often unspecified.

The infinitive of the verb is förbindas, and related forms include förbindelse (a connection, link) and förbindelser (connections, links). The noun förbindelse is widely used in engineering, computing, telecommunications, and transport to denote a physical or logical link between components, devices, or systems. Common collocations include jordförbindelse (ground connection), elektriska förbindelser (electrical connections), and nätverksförbindelse (network connection).

In practice, förbinds emphasizes the existence of a linkage or coupling rather than the act of creating it. It is frequently used in descriptions of setups, schematics, and documentation to state that certain parts are linked or connected to a specified counterpart. Its usage spans technical contexts—electrical, mechanical, and data networks—as well as formal writing where a binding or obligation is described.

Etymology traces förbinds to for- + binda, meaning to bind or connect. Related terms include förbindelse, koppling, and ansluta, which cover related notions of connection and joining.