uttrykker

Uttrykker is a Norwegian verb meaning to express or articulate a thought, feeling, opinion, or idea. It is used when someone conveys meaning through language, behavior, or other forms of communication. The verb is transitive and typically takes a direct object, such as en mening, en følelse, eller et budskap. In everyday use it appears in contexts ranging from personal emotion to public statements, journalism, and literature.

In Bokmål, the present tense is uttrykker for third-person singular (and uttrykker for all subjects except the first person plural, where it is also uttrykker). The simple past tense is uttrykte, and the present perfect is har uttrykt. The verb is used with direct objects: Han uttrykker sin takk, de uttrykker bekymring for situasjonen. In Nynorsk, the corresponding present tense form is uttrykkjer, and the infinitive is uttrykkje, with related past forms paralleling Bokmål patterns. Common constructions include uttrykke en mening, uttrykke glede, eller uttrykke toleranse.

Uttrykker is often contrasted with related verbs such as formulere (to formulate) and uttale (to utter), as well as with the noun uttrykk, which denotes an expression or phrase. The concept plays a central role in linguistics, communication studies, politics, and art, where how something is expressed can be as important as what is expressed. Etymologically, it combines ut- (out) with trykke (to press or imprint), conveying the sense of pressing thoughts outward to others. See also uttrykk (expression), uttrykkelig (express, explicit), and related phrases that denote giving form or voice to meaning.