inspekterar

Inspekterar is a Swedish verb meaning to inspect or examine something carefully in order to determine its condition, quality, or compliance with rules. The infinitive form is inspektera, and inspekterar is the present tense form used with he/she/it or with you in a formal sense (jag inspekterar, du inspekterar, han inspekterar, etc.). The corresponding past tense is inspekterade and the supine/perfect participle is inspekterat. The word is commonly used in official, technical, and everyday contexts to describe checks or assessments.

Etymology and usage notes: inspektera appears to be borrowed from the English or French "inspect" (from Latin inspicere). In Swedish, inspekterar is the standard present form for the verb inspektera. The noun forms related to the action are inspektion (the inspection) and inspektör (the inspector, a person performing inspections).

Contexts and examples: In public administration and regulation, authorities inspekterar facilities, products, or processes to ensure compliance with laws and safety standards. In industry and quality control, companies inspekterar goods and production lines to verify quality. In everyday language, one may inspektera a vehicle before a trip or inspect a home before purchase. The term is typical in formal reports, audits, and regulatory language, but it also appears in general descriptions of checking activities.

Related terms: inspektion (inspection), inspektör (inspector), inspekterbar (inspectable). The distinction between the verb inspekterar and the noun inspektion is that the former denotes the act of inspecting, while the latter refers to the process or result of inspection or a formal examination.