Værtens

Værtens is the genitive form of the Danish noun værten, meaning the host. It functions as a possessive determiner, indicating something that belongs to or is associated with the host. In Danish, possessive forms are commonly created by adding the suffix -s to the possessor noun, so værten becomes værtens. For the plural, the possessive is værternes (the hosts’).

Usage and examples: Værtens is placed before the noun it modifies to show ownership. Typical examples include værtens gæster (the host’s guests), værtens hus (the host’s house), and værtens ansvar (the host’s responsibility). The possessed noun remains in its base form, with the possessive noun providing the relation. In plural contexts, værternes is used to mean “the hosts’,” as in værternes gæster (the hosts’ guests).

Notes on formality and style: The -s possessive is standard in modern Danish. In some expressions, or in more formal or literary styles, writing may instead use a phrase with af to indicate possession (for example, huset af værten), but the suffix -s form værtens is the common, concise choice in everyday usage.

Related forms: The plural possessive of værten is værternes. The definite plural form of the host is værterne, and the corresponding possessive derivative is værternes.

See also: Danish grammar, Danish possessives, genitive case in Scandinavian languages.