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Afsnittet

Afsnittet is the definite form of the Danish noun afsnit, meaning a section or paragraph of a text or document. It denotes a distinct subdivision within a larger unit, such as a chapter, article, contract, or statute. The indefinite form is afsnit; the singular definite form is afsnittet; the plural indefinite is afsnit and the plural definite is afsnittene. The word traces to the prefix af- and snit, indicating a cut or division, i.e., a portion separated from the rest of the text.

In usage, afsnittet is common in Danish legal, administrative, academic, and editorial writing. It is used to

As a Danish term, afsnittet corresponds to the concept of a “section” or “paragraph” in other languages;

refer
to
a
particular
segment
within
a
document
or
to
identify
the
location
of
provisions,
clauses,
or
descriptions
in
legislation,
contracts,
and
reports.
The
definite
form
signals
that
the
reader
is
being
directed
to
a
section
already
known
or
previously
referenced
in
the
discourse.
in
Swedish
the
equivalent
is
avsnitt
(definite
avsnittet),
and
in
English
it
is
typically
translated
as
“the
section”
or
“the
subsection,”
depending
on
context.
The
term
is
most
often
encountered
when
discussing
the
structure
of
written
texts,
laws,
or
formal
documents.