strukturere

Strukturere is a verb used in Danish and Norwegian to describe the act of organizing elements into a coherent order or framework. It covers activities such as planning, formatting a document, designing a system, or arranging data so that relationships and processes are clear.

Etymology and cognates: The word is borrowed from the English "to structure" or the French "structurer," ultimately from Latin structura. Related forms appear in other Scandinavian languages; for example Swedish strukturerar is cognate.

Usage and grammar: In both languages it is a regular verb. The infinitive is strukturere (Danish) or strukturere (Norwegian Bokmål). The present tense forms are strukturerer in Danish and strukturerer in Norwegian. The past tense forms are strukturerede in Danish and strukturerte in Norwegian. The past participle is struktureret in Danish and strukturerte in Norwegian. It is typically used with a direct object: strukturere en tekst, strukturere data, strukturere en plan.

Examples: Hun strukturerer en rapport. Vi strukturerer dataene før analysen. The term is common in contexts such as writing, data management, project planning, and system design.

See also: struktur, organisere, organisering, arkitektur.