nedanstående

Nedanstående is a Swedish adjective meaning the following or the below-mentioned. It is most often used in formal or official writing to refer to items that are listed or described later in the document. The term generally precedes a noun and is used to point to material that appears further down in the text, for example nedanstående uppgifter or de nedanstående personer.

Usage and function: Nedanstående signals that the reader should consult or consider the items that come after the current section. It is common in legal, administrative, academic, and corporate communications. The form can appear in singular or plural contexts and is often accompanied by a definite article when the noun is definite, as in det nedanstående förslaget or de nedanstående uppgifterna. In less formal writing, synonyms such as följande may be used, but nedanstående remains preferred in many official texts.

Etymology and typology: Nedanstående is a compound of ned- (down, below) and anstående (standing, presented), used to indicate something that is positioned below or to be presented subsequently. It functions as an attributive adjective and does not stand alone; it must modify a noun.

Examples: Nedanstående uppgifter ska lämnas in senast fredag. De nedanstående personer har kallats till mötet. Det nedanstående förslaget presenterades i samband med årsstämman. In everyday language, Följande is a common, less formal alternative.

See also: Följande, följande text, listor och referenser inlagda i dokument används ofta i motsvarande sammanhang.