påvirkes

Påvirkes is a Norwegian verb in the present passive form meaning “to be influenced” or “to be affected” by something. It is the passive counterpart of påvirke, which means to influence or affect. In Norwegian, passive constructions are used to describe how a person, group, or thing is influenced by external factors rather than to emphasize who causes the influence.

Forms and usage:

- Infinitive: påvirke (to influence, to affect)

- Present active: påvirker (influences)

- Past tense: påvirket (influenced)

- Present passive: påvirkes (is influenced)

- Past passive: ble påvirket (was influenced)

- Future: vil påvirke (will influence)

- Negative forms: påvirkes ikke (is not influenced)

The agent of influence is typically expressed with av or av noe, for example: Markedet påvirkes av renteendringer (The market is influenced by changes in interest rates). People, opinions, policies, and events can all be described as being påvirket. Active usage is common too: Politikk påvirker valgresultatet (Policy influences the election result).

Related terms include påvirkning (influence, impact), which refers to the effect itself, and påvirker (the present active form). The concept often appears in discussions of media, politics, psychology, and sociology, where understanding who or what påvirker a situation is central.

Etymology is based on the prefix på- “on, upon” combined with virke/virk- meaning to act or to have effect, yielding a sense of something being acted upon to produce an effect. Cognates exist in Danish (påvirke) and other Scandinavian languages.