Dokumentets

Dokumentets is the possessive form of the noun dokumentet, used in Danish and Norwegian to mean the document’s or of the document. It represents a genitive construction that attaches to the definite form of the noun to indicate ownership or association with the document.

In Danish and Norwegian, the base noun is put into its definite singular form, usually ending in -et for neuter nouns like dokumentet. The possessive suffix -s is then added to yield dokumentets. This results in phrases such as dokumentets titel (the document’s title), dokumentets indhold (the document’s contents), or dokumentets udløbsdato (the document’s expiry date). The construction is typical in formal writing, legal texts, administrative language, and archival descriptions.

Usage notes include that the -s possessive is generally used with definite nouns and for a range of inanimate objects and institutions. In more informal contexts, speakers may prefer alternative ways to express possession, such as using a prepositional construction like af dokumentet (of the document) or a possessive pronoun, depending on style and regional practice. The dokumentets form can also appear in compound noun phrases or in clauses, often modifying another noun (e.g., dokumentets rammer, the document’s framework) or functioning as a subject or object within a sentence.

Overall, dokumentets serves as a concise, idiomatic way to attribute properties or relations to a specific document within Scandinavian languages.