Udvendige

Udvendige is a Danish adjective form meaning "external," "outer" or "outside." It is the plural and definite inflection of udvendig, used to describe things that are on or relating to the exterior of an object, building or system. Common collocations include udvendige vægge (external walls), udvendige beslag (external fittings) and udvendig rengøring (exterior cleaning).

Grammatical usage follows Danish adjective inflection rules: udvendig is the common gender singular form, udvendigt the neuter singular, and udvendige the plural form or the definite form used before nouns. As a nominalized adjective, udvendige can refer collectively to outer parts or surfaces, for example de udvendige (the exteriors).

Etymology traces to the prefix ud- (out) combined with vendig, from vend- (to turn) with an adjectival ending, conveying the sense of something facing outward. The antonym is indvendig, meaning "internal" or "inside."

In technical and everyday language, udvendige appears in architecture, engineering, clothing and product descriptions to distinguish exterior features from interior ones. Usage notes emphasize agreement with the noun in number and definiteness in Danish grammar. Translations into English typically render udvendige as external, exterior, outer or outward, depending on context.