presentera

Presentera is a Swedish verb meaning to present, to introduce, or to display something to an audience. It is used for presenting information, ideas, data, products, or people, and appears in formal contexts such as meetings and conferences as well as in everyday speech. The related noun is presentation; the act can be a talk, a demonstration, or an introduction.

Grammatical notes: presentera is transitive and typically takes a direct object, as in presentera en rapport or presentera en person. It can also be reflexively used as presentera sig ("present oneself"). Typical conjugation is presentera, presenterar, presenterade, presenterat, and presenterad as the adjectival form. The imperative is presentera!, and the past participle is presenterat; adjectives like "en presenterad idé" are common in written Swedish.

Etymology and nuance: the word comes from the French présenter, ultimately from Latin praesentare, meaning to place in front or show. In usage, presentera often emphasizes the act of showing or delivering content, while introducera is more about bringing someone into a group or setting. In contemporary Swedish, presentation is widely used in business, academia, and media to refer to both the talk itself and the prepared materials.