iaktta

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From i akt +‎ ta.

Verb

iaktta (present tense iakttar, past tense iakttok, past participle iakttatt)

1. to watch, to observe
2. to observe; to follow a custom or an order

Related terms

• iakttagelse
• iakttager

Swedish

Alternative forms

• iakttaga

Pronunciation

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Verb

iaktta (present iakttar, preterite iakttog, supine iakttagit, imperative iaktta)

1. to observe, watch
2. to comply with, to follow, to observe a custom or an etiquette
3. to consider, to take into account

Usage notes

• Recommendations against the use of this word in legal prose, together with suggested replacements, are found in Svarta listan : Ord och fraser som kan ersättas i författningsspråk (4th ed., 2011), published by the government of Sweden. The recommendations apply primarily to governmental texts; they may or may not apply to other legal prose.

Conjugation

Related terms

• iakttagare
• iakttagelse

See also

• lägga märke till (“notice”)
• varsebli (“become aware of”)

Further reading

• iaktta in Svensk ordbok.