udtage

Udtage is a Danish verb meaning to take out or withdraw something from a larger whole. It is commonly used for removing material (such as a sample or specimen) or for selecting a subset from a group. The corresponding noun forms udtag or udtagning denote the act or result of this operation, for example a collected sample or the process of sampling. The term appears across medical, laboratory, and quality-control contexts, as well as in research settings.

Etymology and forms: the word is formed from ud- (out) and tage (to take). In usage, it is typical in technical or formal language; in everyday speech, speakers may use alternatives like “tage ud” or “tage prøver” depending on the context. The verb is conjugated as jeg udtager, du udtager, han udtager; past tense is udtog, and the supine or past participle is udtaget.

Contexts and examples: in medicine and biology, udtage is standard for sampling, as in “at udtage en blodprøve” (to draw a blood sample). In production and quality control, one might speak of “udtage stikprøver” from a batch. In research, it can mean selecting a subset from a larger data set or population. The concept is closely linked to related terms such as prøvetagning, stikprøve og udtagning.

See also: stikprøve, prøvetagning, udtagning.