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 [make gainful use of] or take advantage of an offer [to illustrate the difference – often more or less interchangeable, but utnyttja might imply exploitation when contrasted with nyttja in this particular example, like in English]

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)