Tillægger

Tillægger is a Danish term primarily used as a verb. The base verb is tillægge, meaning to attribute, assign, or impute something to someone or something, such as a quality, cause, responsibility, or significance. The present tense form tillægger can function as the finite verb in sentences, for example, "Analysen tillægger ændringen en række faktorer." The word can also appear as a rare agent noun, meaning the person who attributes or imposes something, though its use in this noun form is infrequent outside formal or legal writing.

Etymology and usage notes: Tillægge comes from til- (toward, to) and lægge (to lay, put). In Danish, tillægge is typically used in formal or analytical contexts to indicate attribution or assignment of a property, consequence, or responsibility. It is often applied to abstract nouns such as ansvar (responsibility), betydning (significance), or årsag (cause). For attributing blame or credit to a person, other verbs such as tilskrive are more common in everyday language, whereas tillægge is more common when the attribution concerns factors or non-personal aspects.

Noun form: The noun form tillægger is rarely used and tends to appear mainly in formal or juridical texts as an agent noun describing someone who attributes something to others. In ordinary speech, speakers are more likely to use the verb form or alternative verbs.

See also: tilskrive, tildele, tilknytte.