økes

økes is the present passive form of the Norwegian verb øke, which means to increase. In use, økes expresses that something is being increased or has been increased, rather than actively doing the increasing. The subject of the sentence is the thing that experiences the increase, while the agent responsible for the increase is often unspecified or introduced with a phrase such as av (“by”).

In contemporary Norwegian, økes is common in formal or statistical writing, economics, government reports, and news articles, especially when describing measurements, prices, populations, or demand. It is contrasted with the active form øker, used when the actor performing the increase is explicit or when a more direct tone is preferred. For example, you might see: prisen på drivstoff økes i løpet av måneden (the price of fuel is increased during the month).

Grammatically, økes is a finite verb in the present tense, passive voice. It can accompany singular or plural subjects, and it can appear with various modifiers or agents introduced with av or by the context. In everyday speech, speakers may instead choose the active øker when the doer of the increase is known or important to the meaning.

Overall, økes is a useful form for describing increases in a passive or impersonal way, particularly in data-driven or official contexts. It is part of a broader system of Norwegian passive constructions that help convey changes without specifying who or what causes them.