Swedish Academic and Analytical Vocabulary

A comprehensive collection of Swedish academic and analytical vocabulary terms paired with their English translations, covering verbs, adjectives, conjunctions, and nouns useful for formal discussion and writing.

dra slutsatsen

to draw the conclusion

sammanfatta

to summarize

förklara

to explain

tolka

to interpret

analysera

to analyze

uppskatta

to estimate / appreciate

väsentlig

essential / significant

avgörande

decisive / crucial

betydelsefull

significant / important

omfattande

extensive / comprehensive

ytterligare

additional / further

däremot

however / on the other hand

således

thus / therefore

dessutom

furthermore / in addition

följaktligen

consequently

emellertid

however

trots

despite

medan

while / whereas

innebära

to mean / entail

antyda

to imply / indicate

bestå av

to consist of

förekomma

to occur / be found

uppstå

to arise / occur

påverka

to affect

medföra

to entail / result in

bidra

to contribute

innefatta

to include / encompass

förutsätta

to presuppose / require

bero på

to depend on

resultera i

to result in

skildra

to depict / portray

beskriva

to describe

framställa

to portray / present

hävda

to claim / assert

ifrågasätta

to question / challenge

jämföra

to compare

redogöra för

to account for / explain

resonera

to reason

urskilja

to distinguish / discern

undersöka

to investigate

antagligen

probably

uppenbarligen

obviously / evidently

till synes

apparently / seemingly

innebörd

meaning / significance

egenskap

characteristic / property

orsak

cause / reason

konsekvens

consequence

följd

consequence / result

skillnad

difference

likhet

similarity

samband

connection / relationship

förhållande

circumstance / condition

omständighet

circumstance

syfte

purpose

avsikt

intention

resultat

result

utveckling

development

förändring

change

lösning

solution

problem

problem

begrepp

concept / term

perspektiv

perspective

samhälle

society

samhällsfråga

social issue

källa

source

uppgift

task / assignment; piece of information

underlag

basis / supporting material

information

information

fakta

facts

argument

argument

åsikt

opinion

ståndpunkt

standpoint / position

påstående

statement / claim

bevis

evidence / proof

exempelvis

for example

nämligen

namely / specifically

därefter

after that / thereafter

dessförinnan

before that / prior to that

samtidigt

at the same time

tidigare

previously / earlier

numera

nowadays / currently

ursprungligen

originally

vanligtvis

usually

huvudsakligen

mainly / primarily

delvis

partly

enbart

only / solely

åtminstone

at least

knappt

barely / hardly

ungefär

approximately / roughly

därmed

thereby / thus

varpå

whereupon / after which

huruvida

whether

oavsett

regardless of

förutom

except / besides

genom

through / by means of

angående

regarding / concerning