nyttja

Related to nytta (“benefit”), njuta. From Old Swedish nytia, from Proto-Germanic *nutjōną

nyttja (present nyttjar, preterite nyttjade, supine nyttjat, imperative nyttja)

1. to use, to make use of for benefit

   att nyttja eller utnyttja ett erbjudande

   to use or take advantage of an offer

2. to use ((legal) drugs)

   Synonym: (more idiomatic for illegal drugs) bruka

   nyttja tobak

   use tobacco

   nyttja alkohol

   consume alcohol

• 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.

• nyttjare
• utnyttja

• nyttja in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• nyttja in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• nyttja in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)