kompromitteres

Kompromitteres is the present passive form of the verb kompromittere in Danish and Norwegian Bokmål, used to indicate that something is being compromised or placed at risk of compromise. It is commonly employed in discussions of cybersecurity, investigations, and reputational matters, where systems, accounts, sources, or individuals are described as compromised rather than acting themselves.

Form and usage: In standard Danish and Norwegian Bokmål, the present passive is formed with the suffix -es, producing kompromitteres. The agent of the action is typically expressed with af (Danish) or av (Norwegian). The related forms include kompromittere (active infinitive) and kompromittert (past participle, meaning compromised). The term therefore translates roughly as "is compromised" or "is being compromised," depending on context.

Etymology and related terms: Kompromittere derives from the same root as compromise, with cognates in other Scandinavian languages and Romance languages. Related forms include kompromittert (compromised) and, in English-oriented contexts, the verb compromise itself.

Usage notes: The construction is common in technical, political, and media texts, where the focus is on the state of exposure or vulnerability rather than the actor responsible for causing the compromise. In translated or multilingual texts, kompromitteres is often rendered as "is compromised" or "has been compromised," depending on tense and voice.

Examples:

- The system is compromised by a security breach. Norwegian: Systemet kompromitteres av et sikkerhetsbrudd. Danish: Systemet kompromitteres af et sikkerhedsbrud.

- The account is compromised after several suspicious login attempts. Norwegian: Kontoen kompromitteres etter flere mistenkelige innloggingsforsøk.

- The sources are compromised when secrets leak. Norwegian: Kildene kompromitteres når hemmeligheter lekkes.