udvælg

Udvælg is the imperative form of the Danish verb udvælge, which means to select or to pick out from a set of options. The infinitive is usually written as at udvælge. Udvælge denotes the act of choosing one or more items, persons, or alternatives from a larger group and is commonly used in contexts such as recruitment, evaluation, data filtering, and decision-making. In Danish, udvælge emphasizes selecting from a defined set and excluding others, distinguishing it from more general choosing verbs.

Grammatical notes: udvælge is a transitive verb and takes a direct object (the items or people being selected). Conjugation in the present tense is udvælger (for example, jeg udvælger kandidaterne). The simple past is udvalgte, and the perfect form is har udvalgt. The imperative form is udvælg. Passive voice can be formed with blev udvalgt (for example, kandidaterne blev udvalgt). The noun form is udvælgelse, meaning the act of selecting, and udvalgt can function as an adjective meaning "selected" (for example, den udvalgte kandidat).

Etymology and related terms: udvælg is built from the prefix ud- meaning “out” and the verb vælg (to choose). Related Danish terms include udvælgelsesproces (the selection process) and udvalg (the body or committee formed through selection; also a general term for a group chosen from a larger set). These terms share the same semantic root of choosing and filtering from a broader pool.

Examples: Vi udvælger fem kandidater til interviewet. De blev udvalgt som vinderne af konkurrencen. The sentence illustrate the use of udvælge and its related forms in typical Danish contexts.