komplementeres

Komplementeres is the present passive form of the Norwegian verb komplementere. The core meaning is to be complemented or completed by adding missing parts or by supplying a necessary element. In everyday language it can also mean to supplement or complete something to meet a need. The verb paradigm includes komplementerer (present), komplementerte (past), komplementert (past participle), and komplementeres (present passive).

In linguistics and grammar, a komplement (complement) is a phrase that completes the meaning of a predicate, such as a direct object or a clause. The process of forming such required elements is called komplementering. For example: "Han ga boken til henne" — "boken" and "til henne" are complements to the verb "ga"; the verb can be said to komplementeres by those objects. In Norwegian syntax, the term is used to describe how verbs select their obligatory complements and how those elements participate in the structure of the sentence.

In mathematics and logic, the related term komplement (complement) refers to the set of elements not in a given set within a universal set. The verb form komplementeres is not common in mathematical writing; the concept is usually described using the noun "komplement" rather than a verbal form.

Etymology: the word derives from Latin complementum, via French complement (and related English form), and is cognate with similar terms in other Germanic languages.

See also: Komplement, Komplementering, Setningsteori, Mengdelære.