vederbörande

Swedish

Adjective

vederbörande

1. (somewhat formal) concerned, in question (of a person)
2. (somewhat formal, nominalized) the concerned person, the person in question

Usage notes

• Usually nominalized.
• Often used as an alternative to hon or han ("he, she") in subordinate clauses, particularly in written language. Fills the function of a pronoun. A newly-invented alternative is the pronoun hen.

Synonyms

• hen

Participle

vederbörande

1. present participle of vederböra

References

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