tolereras

Tolereras is a Swedish verb that expresses the passive present tense of tolerera, meaning is tolerated or to be tolerated. The active form tolerera means to tolerate or endure. The passive form tolereras is used when the subject is what is being tolerated rather than who tolerates it.

Etymology and related forms: tolerera is a loanword in Swedish, with roots in Latin tolerare, and it has entered through continental European languages such as French tolérer or German tolerieren. The noun tolerans (“tolerance”) shares the same Latin origin. The language also uses tolererbar as a synonym in some contexts, and tolereration appears in more formal or historical texts.

Usage and nuance: tolereras is common in discussions of social norms, rights, policies, and cultural practices. It indicates that something is allowed, accepted, or not actively prohibited by prevailing norms or authorities. The sense can range from passive acceptance to a measured allowance by institutions or society. In contrast with words meaning forbidden or condemned, tolereras marks a status of being permissible rather than endorsed.

Grammar and inflection: present tense is tolererar, past tense tolererade, and the supine or past participle tolererat. In the passive voice the finite form is tolereras in the present and tolererades in the past. The construction often appears in formal or descriptive prose, including policy discussions, debates about minority rights, or social commentary.

See also: tolerans, tolerance, toleransbegrepp. The verb illustrates how Swedish uses the -s passive form to express ongoing acceptance or allowance in various contexts.