görande

Görande is a Swedish noun derived from the verb göra, meaning to do. It denotes the act of doing or the process of performing actions, and is commonly translated into English as “doing” or “the doing.” The term is flexible enough to refer to everyday activities as well as to more formal or theoretical notions of action.

Grammatically, görande is a verbal noun formed with the suffix -ande. It can function as a regular noun and takes a definite form—görandet—and a plural form—göranden. The word emphasizes activity or practice rather than the outcome alone, and it can be used in both ordinary and more formal contexts.

Usage examples illustrate its range. In everyday language: “Görandet av läxan tog längre tid än väntat” (The doing of the homework took longer than expected). “Det dagliga görandet kan kännas monotont” (The daily doing can feel monotonous). In academic writing, görande may appear in discussions of action, practice, or praxis, often rendered as “the doing” or “the practice of doing” in translation.

Görande relates to other Swedish terms for action and activity, such as handling, arbete, and aktivitet, but it distinctively centers on the activity itself rather than the result. In short, görande is the standard Swedish verbal noun for the concept of doing and ongoing action, used across colloquial and formal registers.