påverkar
Påverkar is a Swedish verb meaning to influence or affect something. It describes an action where one factor causes a change in another. The verb is commonly used in discussions of politics, psychology, environment, health, and media, where one phenomenon affects another. It is transitive and typically takes a direct object representing what is affected, for example, "Miljön påverkar människors hälsa" (The environment affects people's health). The form "påverkar" is the present tense used with third-person singular subjects; "påverkade" is the past tense; "påverkat" is the supine used in perfect tenses, as in "har påverkat." The present passive is "påverkas" (something is affected) and the past passive "påverkades." Adjective forms include "påverkande" (influencing, influential) and "påverkad" (affected).
Etymology: The verb is a compound of "på" (on) and "verka" (to act), literally "to act on."
Common synonyms include "inverka" (to act upon; more formal) and "påverkas av" when indicating the agent of
See also: påverkan, påverkas, påverkad, påverkande, inverka.
Miljön påverkar människors hälsa. Forskning påverkar politiska beslut. Sändningar i sociala medier kan påverka opinionen.