utgörs

Utgörs is a Swedish verb form, the passive present tense of utgöra. Utgöra means to constitute, to comprise, or to form part of something. The phrase utgörs av is used to indicate what something consists of or is made up of. It is common in formal writing, such as reports, statistics, and academic prose, when stating the composition or components of a whole.

Grammatical notes: Utgörs is the third-person singular present tense in the passive voice. The active counterpart is utgör. The past tense forms are utgjorde (active) and utgjordes (passive). The construction utgörs av is followed by the elements that make up the whole, connected with av (of).

Examples: "Befolkningen utgörs av cirka 10 000 personer." "Resultatet utgörs av tre huvuddelar." These illustrate how utgörs introduces what the subject consists of.

Etymology: The verb utgöra derives from ut- plus göra (to do/make), with the sense of forming something out of components.

Usage notes: In English translations, utgörs is often rendered as "is made up of" or "consists of." The passive form emphasizes the structural or collective aspect rather than agency, making it common in descriptive or statistical contexts.