Resultaternes

Resultaternes is a grammatical form used in Danish and Norwegian to indicate possession by the definite plural noun resultater, meaning the results. In English, it corresponds to the possessive form "the results’." The term appears in formal writing when discussing the outcomes of experiments, analyses, competitions, or statistical work, and it signals that what follows relates to or belongs to the results.

Etymology and grammar. The base noun is resultat or resultater (the result/the results). In both Danish and Norwegian, the definite plural is resultaterne (the results). To express possession for that definite plural, the suffix -s is added, yielding resultaternes (the results’). This form is part of standard noun morphology in these languages and mirrors similar possessive constructions for other plural definite forms.

Usage. Resultaternes is commonly found in academic reports, scientific papers, sports statistics, and news reporting where authors want to attribute observations, conclusions, or implications to the collected results. For example, one might write resultaternes betydning to discuss the significance of the results, or resultaternes pålitelighet to address the reliability of the results. The construction is purely grammatical and does not denote a separate concept beyond its possessive function.

See also. Related terms include resultat (the result), resultater (the results), and statistik (statistics). In broader context, the possessive form participates in standard Scandinavian usage for linking findings to their outcomes in formal prose.