samverkar

Samverkar is the present tense form of the Swedish verb samverka, meaning to collaborate or cooperate. It is commonly used to describe joint actions among individuals, organizations, or public sector entities, often to achieve a shared goal or address a common problem. In public administration, health care, education, and civil society it is used to describe coordinated efforts.

Etymology and forms: samverka consists of sam-, meaning together, and verka, “to work.” The infinitive is samverka; present tense samverkar; past tense samverkade; supine samverkat. The related noun samverkan denotes collaboration or coordination. The term is closely related to, but distinct from, samarbeta (to cooperate more generally).

Usage notes: Samverka often implies structured, goal-oriented cooperation, sometimes under formal agreements, joint projects or coordinating bodies. It can convey a sense of active, ongoing coordination rather than incidental cooperation. In some contexts it stresses inter-organizational collaboration across boundaries.

Examples: Lokala myndigheter samverkar för att minska skolfrånvaron. Företag och myndigheter samverkar i ett regionalt projekt. Vård- och omsorgsaktörer samverkar inom vårdkedjan.

See also: samverkan, samarbeta, samarbete.