medfører

Medfører is a verb used in Danish and Norwegian (Bokmål and Nynorsk) meaning to entail or to lead to a consequence. It indicates that a condition, action, or rule results in a particular outcome. The term is common in formal writing, policy documents, and legal or administrative contexts to describe what follows from a given fact.

Grammatically, medføre is transitive and conjugates in the present tense as medfører in both Danish and Norwegian. The past tense is medførte and the supine is medført. It is frequently used with clauses introduced by at or til, as in Dette medfører at prosjektet må utsettes (Dette medfører at prosjektet må utsettes) or Dette medfører til betydelige investeringer, illustrating the typical constructions in the two languages.

In practice, the word is used to discuss the consequences of laws, regulations, decisions, or natural conditions. It carries a nuance of indirect consequence or logical entailment rather than immediate physical causation, and it is often appropriate where the effect is a foreseeable result of a prior state or action. Medføre can be contrasted with forårsake (to cause) and føre til (to lead to), with medføre emphasizing the resulting situation or obligation rather than abrupt causation. The term is widely understood across Danish and Norwegian-speaking communities and appears frequently in official, academic, and journalistic writing.