kontrolleras

Kontrolleras is a Swedish verb form meaning “is checked” or “is controlled.” It is the present tense passive form of kontrollera. In Swedish, the passive voice is often formed with the suffix -s attached to the verb, producing forms such as kontrolleras (present), kontrollerades (past), and kontrollerats (supine/perfect passive). An example is: “Fordonet kontrolleras regelbundet av myndigheterna,” meaning the vehicle is regularly checked by the authorities. The agent performing the action is often omitted or generalized.

Etymology and usage: The verb kontrollera derives from kontroll (control, inspection) and is influenced by earlier European sources such as German and French terms for control. The emergence of kontrollera in Swedish dates to the modern period, with kontrolleras serving as the standard passive form used in official, administrative, and everyday contexts.

Contexts and nuance: Kontrolleras is commonly used in regulatory, safety, quality-assurance, and administrative settings to indicate that something is subject to verification or inspection by authorities, systems, or responsible parties. It can describe processes, documents, procedures, or devices that must undergo examination. The form can be contrasted with kontrollera in active voice (someone checks something) or other verbs such as granskas (is examined) or övervakas (is monitored) depending on nuance.

Related forms: kontrollera (to check), kontrollerar (present active), kontrollerade (past), kontrollerats (perfect passive). Kontrolleras thus functions as a key passive construction in Swedish for indicating that a subject is undergoing verification or regulation.