försvåra

Försvåra is a Swedish verb meaning to make something more difficult or to hinder progress. It is a transitive verb that takes a direct object and is used when actions, rules, or circumstances create obstacles or add complications to a task or situation.

The word conveys a deliberate or impeded difficulty, often in policy, administrative, or organizational contexts, but it can also appear in everyday language. It implies introducing obstacles or complications rather than merely slowing things down.

Examples include: nya regler försvårar registreringen av fordon, och byråkratiska krav kan försvåra genomförandet av projektet. The term is commonly used when describing measures, processes, or conditions that make achieving a goal more challenging.

Conjugation follows standard patterns for -a verbs in Swedish. In present tense it appears as försvårar; in past tense as försvårade; the supine form is försvårat and the imperative is försvåra. In compound tenses, forms like har försvårat are used to express the present perfect.

Etymology: försvåra combines the prefix för- with svåra (to be difficult), yielding a sense of adding difficulty or creating obstacles. Related Swedish verbs with similar nuance include komplicera and hindra.

See also: komplicera, hindra, besvära.