röja

Röja is a Swedish verb with two primary senses. In a practical, landscape context, it means to clear away vegetation such as brush or trees to make space for a road, path, field, or construction site. In a figurative sense, röja can mean to reveal or disclose information, for example röja uppgifter or röja sanningen.

Conjugation and usage notes: The infinitive is röja. Present tense röjer; past tense röjde; supine röjt. The perfect tense is formed with har röjt (e.g., jag har röjt). The verb supports standard Swedish word order and can appear with direct objects, as in röja vägen (clear the way) or röja skogen (clear the forest). The passive voice is formed with the -s suffix: vägen röjs.

Related forms: The noun röjning refers to the act or process of clearing vegetation. This term is common in forestry, land management, and agriculture. In addition, röja can be used with both concrete and abstract objects, and in casual speech it may take imperative form röj! to instruct someone to clear the way.

Examples:

- Vi röjer vägen genom skogen så att bilarna kan passera.

- Marken röjdes i somras för att göra plats för ett nytt bostadsområde.

- Projektet började när de röjde uppgifter om vad som behövdes.

- Röj vägen innan snön kommer.

Notes: Röja is most frequent in Swedish contexts involving land work, forestry, or information disclosure. The term is neutral and widely understood across Swedish dialects, with the more technical sense often found in formal planning documents and forestry reports.

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