justera

Justera is a Swedish verb meaning to adjust, modify, or calibrate something to bring it into the desired condition. The sense covers physical settings, instruments, and software parameters, and it can also apply metaphorically to changes in plans, policies, or texts.

In everyday language, you might say “Justera volymen” or “justera bilden.” In technical contexts—engineering, electronics, manufacturing, and software development—the term is common for configuring, calibrating, or fine-tuning systems and instruments. The related noun “justering” denotes the act or result of adjusting, while the adjective “justerbar” means adjustable and “finjustering” refers to fine-tuning.

Grammatically, justera is a regular -era verb. Present tense: justerar; past tense: justerade; supine: justerat. The imperative is justera. The perfect form uses har justerat. The past participle is justerad (en) or justerat (neuter), used as an adjective, for example en justerad inställning. The present passive form is justeras and the past passive form is justerades.

Etymology generally traces the Swedish verb to German or other European technical vocabulary, with justera later appearing in Swedish through such influences. The concept is closely related to terms like kalibrera (calibrate), anpassa (adapt), and finjustera (fine-tune).

See also: kalibrera, finjustera, anpassa, justering, justerbarhet.