Opgave

Opgave is a Danish noun meaning a task to be carried out, a problem to be solved, or an assignment given to someone. It is widely used in educational and professional contexts to refer to a specific piece of work that must be completed.

In educational settings, teachers assign opgaver with instructions, deadlines, and assessment criteria. Students complete these tasks and submit them for evaluation. In mathematics and the sciences, an opgave often denotes a problem or exercise to be solved, such as matematikopgave 5. Common compounds include hjemmeopgave (homework), skriftlig opgave (written assignment), and gruppeopgave (group project). In work contexts, opgave can denote a specific task within a larger project.

Linguistically, opgave has cognates in other Scandinavian languages, such as Norwegian oppgave and Swedish uppgift, with a similar meaning. It is a countable noun: plural opgaver; definite singular opgaven; definite plural opgaverne. It is used across registers from formal to colloquial.

See also: assignment, task, problem, exercise. In English, opgave is usually translated as assignment or task, depending on context.