Tilværelsens

Tilværelsens is a noun form used in Norwegian Bokmål and Danish to denote the definite or genitive form of tilværelse, a word meaning existence or being. As a grammatical form, tilværelsens functions to indicate possession or specification, as in phrases like tilværelsens vilkår (the conditions of existence) or tilværelsens mening (the meaning of existence).

Usage in Danish and Norwegian tends to be literary or philosophical. The term appears in discussions of existence, the human condition, and the nature of being. In existential or phenomenological writing, tilværelsens vilkår or tilværelsens betydning might be used to frame questions about purpose, mortality, and the realities of living. While not a distinct philosophical doctrine, the expression is common in contexts that analyze what it means to exist.

Linguistic notes: tilværelse is the base noun meaning existence, life, or being. The form tilværelsens is produced through standard inflection to mark the definite/genitive, a pattern shared by both Danish and Norwegian. In each language, tilværelsen is the definite form, and tilværelsens serves as the possessive or descriptive form within noun phrases.

See also: tilværelse, existentialism, ontology.