utbilda

Utbilda is a Swedish verb meaning to educate or to train someone by providing instruction or schooling. It covers formal education, vocational training, and skill development. The reflexive form utbilda sig refers to undergoing training or pursuing education. The corresponding noun is utbildning (education, instruction), while utbildad is the adjective meaning educated, and utbildare denotes an educator or trainer. Related terms include fortbildning (continuing education) and yrkesutbildning (vocational education).

Etymology: The word is formed from the prefix ut- (out, outward) and bilda (to form, shape), conveying the sense of forming someone’s knowledge outward through instruction. The term appears in various compound forms in Swedish, reflecting different aspects of education and training.

Usage: The verb is common in both formal and informal contexts. It is used with direct objects: Skolan utbildar eleverna i matematik (The school educates the students in mathematics). More natural variants include Läraren utbildar eleverna i historia. It is also used reflexively: Jag utbildar mig till läkare (I am training to become a doctor) or Jag utbildar mig till ingenjör.

Conjugation and forms: Utbilda is a regular verb of the first conjugation. Present tense is utbildar, past tense utbildade, and supine/resulting participle is utbildat (as in har utbildat, “has educated”). The noun forms include utbildning and the related adjectives and agents such as utbildad (educated) and utbildare (educator).

See also: Education in Sweden; utbildning; fortbildning; yrkesutbildning; utbildad.