Enkeltvist

Enkeltvist is a Scandinavian adverbial term used to indicate that something applies to individual items, cases or persons rather than to a group as a whole. The word is built from enkelt (single, simple) and a suffix that forms adverbial expressions; it is related to other forms such as enkeltvis and phrases like hver for seg. In English it is most often rendered as "individually," "separately" or "per case."

Usage of enkeltvist appears in both everyday and formal contexts where a distinction between collective and individual treatment is required. Common fields of use include legal and administrative language, statistical reporting and instructions where actions or assessments are performed one unit at a time. For example, decisions may be described as made enkeltvist to emphasize case-by-case consideration.

Variants and related expressions differ across Scandinavian languages and registers. Some speakers prefer enklere constructions such as hver for seg or enkeltvis, and contemporary usage patterns vary by country and context. Because of morphological variants and regional preferences, writers and translators often select the most familiar form for their audience.

Enkeltvist is primarily a functional term rather than a specialized technical concept; its significance lies in clarifying whether an action or attribute pertains to individuals or to a collective.