oppføres

Oppføres is a Norwegian verb, used in its present passive form from the verb oppføre. It has several related meanings and is common in formal or written Norwegian.

One primary meaning is to stage or perform something for an audience, such as a play, opera, or concert. In this sense, oppføres indicates that a work is being presented publicly. For example, Stykket oppføres i kveld på Nationaltheatret means the play is being performed tonight at the National Theatre.

Another key meaning is to erect or build a structure. When used in construction contexts, oppføres describes the process of construction or the fact that a building is being erected. For instance, Bygningen oppføres ved elva suggests that the building is currently being built by the river.

Oppføres is the passive form; its active counterpart is oppfører (present active), with related forms such as oppførte (past) and oppført (past participle). The verb tends to appear in formal descriptions, program notes, project plans, and news reports. It should not be confused with oppføre seg, which is a reflexive phrase meaning to behave or conduct oneself, a different grammatical construction.

In Bokmål, oppføres is the standard form of the present passive. In Nynorsk, the corresponding passive is typically oppførast. The term illustrates how Norwegian uses prefix-or construction to express staged actions or ongoing construction in a passive voice, while still keeping the action centered on the subject of the sentence.