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Swedish
Etymology
From verksam (“busy, active”) + -het (“-ness”). Compare English busy vs. business.
Pronunciation
Noun
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- goal-oriented activity (either commercial or more general goal-oriented activity, carried out on an ongoing basis, often within an organization or group)
Teaterns verksamhet omfattar också turnéer- The activities of the theater also includes tours
vara tillbaka i verksamhet- be back in business
- operations, business, etc.
- an entity engaging in such goal-oriented activity; an enterprise (in the most general sense)
Företag och teatrar är verksamheter- Businesses and theaters are enterprises
verksamhetens verksamhet- the activities of the enterprise (artificial)
- a business, an institution, etc.
Usage notes
- Verksamhet is a neutral word, often used in legal texts and social sciences to denote any kind of private or public institution or enterprise.
- While Swedish verksam (“worksome”) (one who works; i.e. busy, but also effective) doubtlessly has the same roots as German wirksam (“effective”), their meanings do not fully overlap. And Swedish verksamhet (“activity”) has taken on quite a different meaning than German Wirksamkeit (“effectiveness”). Swedish verksamhet corresponds better to German Tätigkeit (“activity”).
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