handahålla

Handahålla is a Swedish verb meaning to provide, supply, or furnish something to someone. It is a transitive verb used for delivering information, services, equipment, or other resources, and is common in administrative, legal, educational, and business contexts.

Usage: It is used with a direct object indicating what is provided and often with a recipient (or an indirect phrase such as till eller till någon). Example: “myndigheten handahåller information till allmänheten” or “företaget handahåller reservdelar till kunder.” In formal writing, passive constructions are common: “informationen handahålls av myndigheten.”

Conjugation and forms: Infinitive “att handahålla.” Present tense “handahåller”; past “handahöll”; supine “handahållit”; present participle “handahållande.” The verb also forms a present passive: “handahålls.”

Variation and nuance: Handahålla is a formal term often used in institutional, administrative, or professional language. It is closely related to tillhandahålla, which emphasizes making something available for others. In many contexts, both verbs are used interchangeably, but tillhandahålla may carry a broader connotation of provisioning or supplying items or services for use.

See also: tillhandahålla; förse; leverera.