udgør

Udgøre is a Danish verb meaning to constitute, to form the total of, or to comprise. It is used to describe the makeup or composition of a whole, often in statistical, financial, or formal prose. The present tense is udgør and is invariable across persons: for example, "Det udgør 40 procent af befolkningen." The past tense is udgjorde, as in "Det udgjorde 40 procent af befolkningen i 2020." The past participle is udgjort, used in perfect constructions, and the present passive form is udgøres, as in "Bevægelsen udgøres af flere grupper."

The infinitive form is at udgøre. The verb is regular in its Danish conjugation patterns and does not require special endings beyond the standard forms. In usage, udgøre often appears with numbers or components to express proportional makeup, such as percentages, counts, or sums, and is common in official statistics, reports, and other formal texts. It can be contrasted with synonyms like omfatte or bestå af, though udgøre emphasizes the idea of forming a complete or essential part of a whole.

Etymology traces udgøre to the prefix ud- meaning outward or up, combined with gøre, to do or to make, yielding the sense of “to make up” or “to form part of.” The term is standard in Danish and widely understood across registers.