Tilhørende

Tilhørende is a Norwegian and Danish word meaning belonging to or being associated with. It is the present participle of tilhøre, the verb meaning to belong to, and is used as an adjective to describe something that is part of or connected with something else. In Norwegian, tilhørende is typically placed before the noun it modifies, producing phrases such as tilhørende dokumentasjon (documentation that belongs to the case) or tilhørende avdeling (the relevant department). It is also used to label accompanying materials, for example tilhørende vedlegg (the attachments).

The term is common in formal and official language, including government forms, legal documents, and corporate communication. It conveys relationships of belonging, affiliation, or pertinence: a file may include tilhørende notater, or a project may have tilhørende ressurser. The sense ranges from belonging to someone or something to being related to a particular matter, depending on context. Because of its formal tone, tilhørende is often found in administrative text where it helps clarify which items are part of a case, category, or set.

Translations into English depend on context and include belonging to, pertaining to, associated with, or accompanying. As a participle adjective, tilhørende is used to mark the relationship between the noun and the object it describes, and the spelling is the same in Bokmål, Nynorsk, and Danish usage. The term is widely understood in Nordic countries and is especially common in legal, governmental, and organizational writing to denote items that are part of or connected with a larger whole.