udgives

Udgives is a Danish verb form meaning "is published" or "is issued." It is the present tense passive form of the verb udgive, used when a work or document is released by a publisher or issuing body. Examples include books, newspapers, reports, and digital content. For instance, "Bogen udgives næste måned" translates as "The book is published next month."

Etymology and grammar: Udgive comes from ud- meaning "out" and give meaning "to give," with the figurative sense of making something public. The infinitive is udgive; the present active third-person singular is udgiver; the simple past active is udgav. The present passive form is udgives, and the past participle is udgivet, which is used with auxiliary verbs to form perfect tenses: "Bogen er udgivet" ("The book has been published").

Usage: It appears in publishing contexts, media, library catalogs, and government notices. In Danish, udgives is common in formal or journalistic language when stating that something will be published or is being published by a specific party.

Related terms: udgivelse (publication), udgiver (publisher), udgivelsesdato (publication date).