Instrumentets

Instrumentets is a linguistic term used in several Scandinavian languages—most notably Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, and Swedish—to denote the definite genitive form of the noun instrument. In practice, it functions as the possessive form meaning “the instrument’s” or “of the instrument” and is used to attribute a property or relation to an instrument.

Formation and morphology: The base noun instrument takes a definite form to become instrumentet (the instrument). The possessive sense is expressed by adding a suffix that yields instrumentets, the form used when referring to something belonging to or associated with the instrument. This construction is common in technical, legal, and descriptive writing, where clear attribution is required.

Usage and examples: Instrumentets prissättning would refer to the instrument’s pricing, and instrumentets kvalitet to the instrument’s quality. Other examples include instrumentets konstruktion (the instrument’s construction) or instrumentets vedlikeholdelse (the instrument’s maintenance, depending on the language). In ordinary text, instrumentets appears in phrases where the instrument is the owner or source of a characteristic.

Notes: Instrumentets is not the name of a separate concept or work; rather, it is a grammatical form. It is typically found within sentences rather than as a standalone term. The form reflects standard genitive usage in Scandinavian languages, alongside related forms such as instrumentet (the instrument) and other possessive constructions.

See also: instrument, possessive/genitive in Scandinavian languages, definite form suffixes.