försörjas
Försörjas is a Swedish verb in the passive voice meaning to be provided for or sustained with the necessities of life. It is used to describe how individuals, households, or entire populations receive resources or support from the public sector, employers, families, or the market. The term appears in policy discourse, social welfare discussions, and in everyday language when talking about livelihood and provisioning.
In practice, försörjas is often used to discuss the mechanisms that secure a person’s or a group’s
Etymologically, försörjas is built from the prefix för- and the verb försörja, which conveys the idea of
See also: försörjning, socialförsäkring, välfärd, underhåll, försörjningskedja.
Notes on usage: försörjas tends to appear in formal, policy, or analytical contexts, but also occurs in