Kveldens

Kveldens is a Norwegian lexical item that functions as the possessive form of the noun kveld (evening). It is commonly translated as "the evening's" or "tonight's" and is used as a determiner before a following noun to indicate content that pertains to the current evening or edition.

In Bokmål, kveld is a common-gender noun, and its possessive form kveldens is used before a singular definite noun, as in kveldens program or kveldens nyheter. The form behaves syntactically like a determiner or adjective rather than a standalone noun. It frequently appears in headlines, programme listings, menus, and event descriptions to label what is associated with the current evening.

Typical usages include phrases such as "Kveldens nyheter" (tonight's news), "Kveldens gjester" (tonight's guests), and "Kveldens hovedutfordringer" (tonight's main issues). The construction is especially common in media and publishing, where it helps signal the temporal context of the content.

Variant forms exist in related Nordic languages, such as Swedish kvällens and Danish aftenens, which serve a similar function in labeling content tied to the evening. In Norwegian, kveldens is widely understood and considered standard in written Bokmål, though regional styles may influence phrasing.

See also: kveld, dagens, ukens.