No. 3,853 in Swedish
kontrollera
To check, verify, or control.
In a sentence
Jag måste kontrollera dokumenten innan jag skickar dem.
I have to check the documents before I send them.
In this sentence, 'kontrollera' means 'to check' or 'review' something for correctness or completeness.
Polisen kontrollerade passagerarna vid gränsen.
The police controlled the passengers at the border.
Here, 'kontrollera' is used to mean 'to inspect' or 'monitor' for security or regulation purposes.
Du kan kontrollera temperaturen med denna termometer.
You can control the temperature with this thermometer.
In this context, 'kontrollera' refers to 'adjusting' or 'managing' settings to achieve a desired state.
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