Mandatets

Mandatets is the genitive form of the Danish noun mandat, which in English corresponds to a mandate or, in political contexts, a parliamentary seat. In Danish, mandatestates and related forms come from mandat, with mandatet being the definite singular form (“the mandate”) and mandatets serving as the possessive or genitive form meaning “the mandate’s” or “of the mandate.”

Usage and meaning

Mandat denotes an official authorization or a mandate to hold office, as well as the term of a person holding a parliamentary mandate. The genitive mandatets is used to express possession or association with that mandate, typically preceding the noun it modifies. For example, mandatets varighed means “the mandate’s duration,” and mandatets rækkevidde can be translated as “the mandate’s scope.” The form is common in legal, political, and administrative Danish texts.

Morphology and syntax

Danish forms of nouns reflect gender and definiteness patterns. The definite singular of mandat is mandatet; adding -s to the definite form yields the genitive mandatets. The possessive operates similarly to other Danish possessives, where the possessive marker attaches to the definite form of the noun.

Notes

Mandatets is a Danish linguistic term rather than an English concept. In English-language writing, it would usually be rendered as “the mandate’s.” Related terms include mandat (mandate) and mandater (mandates).

Example

Mandatets varighed er fire år. (The mandate’s duration is four years.)