This is the 4487th most frequent Swedish word.
utökas
"Utökas" means "to be expanded" or "to be increased" in English.
In this sentence, "utökas" is used in a passive form to indicate that the selection of books is expanded or increased over time.
Bibliotekets bokutbud utökas varje år.
The selection of books at the library is expanded every year.
Here, "utökas" is used in passive mode to express that the scope should be made larger intentionally.
Projektets omfattning behöver utökas för att inkludera fler detaljer.
The scope of the project needs to be expanded to include more details.
In this example, "utökas" describes the increase or expansion of the number of spots available in a course in the future.