inventera

Inventera is a Swedish verb meaning to conduct an inventory, i.e., to take stock of items or assets by listing and verifying them. It is used when there is a need to establish what exists, where items are located, and in what condition they are. The action is transitive and commonly takes a direct object such as lagret, föremål, or tillgångar. The related noun is inventering, referring to the act of stocktaking and to the resulting list or registry.

Inventering occurs in a wide range of settings, including libraries, archives, museums, warehouses, retail operations, and information technology. In practice, inventories may be performed manually or with automated tools such as barcodes, QR codes, or RFID to improve accuracy and speed. The outcome is a documented record of what is owned, where it is stored, and its condition, often used for asset management, auditing, or planning.

Etymology: The verb derives from the noun inventering, which itself traces to the French inventaire and Latin inventarium, related to the concept of listing items. Grammatically, inventera is a finite verb; the present tense is inventerar, past tense inventerade, and supine inventerat. The passive form is inventeras.

See also: inventory, stocktaking, inventory management, asset management.