sammanställa

Sammanställa is a Swedish verb meaning to bring together elements in order to produce a coherent whole. It is commonly used for collecting and organizing information, data, or materials from different sources into a finished product, such as a report, a databank, eller en katalog. The process typically involves selecting relevant material, verifying sources, and arranging it in a logical structure.

Etymology and usage context: sammanställa is formed from samman- meaning “together” and ställa meaning “to place” or “to put.” The word is connected to nouns like sammanställning (the compilation) and används often in professional and academic settings. In English, translations include compile, assemble, or put together.

Användning: the term is widely used in research, journalism, public administration, and project work. Common expressions include sammanställa en rapport (to compile a report), sammanställa ett register (to assemble a directory), sammanställa en bibliografi (to compile a bibliography), and sammanställa material (to gather material). It also covers assembling data or statistics to create an overview or summary.

Relation to other processes: sammanställa focuses on the collection and organization of material, while writing (skriva) or editing (redigera) are distinct steps in producing documents. The verb is typically transitive, used with a direct object (något att sammanställa), such as en uppsats, en sammanställning, eller ett dataset. Some contexts may require critical assessment of sources as part of the compilation.

Sammanfattningsvis beskriver sammanställa handlingen att samla och ordna material från olika källor till en tydlig och användbar enhet.