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 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.

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