utvecklas

Utvecklas is a Swedish verb meaning to develop, to evolve, or to grow. It is the passive form of utveckla and is used to describe processes that unfold or progress, often without specifying an agent. It can refer to the development of people, objects, ideas, organizations, or systems.

Grammatically, utvecklas is the present tense passive form. Active forms are utveckla (infinitive), utvecklar (present), utvecklade (past), and har utvecklat (present perfect). The corresponding passive participle is utvecklad and appears in adjectival use or in compound tenses: en utvecklad produkt, produkter som har utvecklats.

Common contexts include technology and science, where one might say att tekniken utvecklas snabbt (the technology is developing quickly), and business or policy, where projects, systems, or processes develop over time. The passive can also express what is evolving in a given situation, as in samhället utvecklas i takt med nya teknologier. The phrase utvecklas av can indicate the agent or group responsible for the development, for example en ny lösning som utvecklas av företaget.

Etymology: utvecklas derives from the verb utveckla, formed with the prefix ut- and a root meaning to unfold or bring forth. The term has long been used in Swedish to describe growth, maturation, and progress across various domains.