besøget

Besøget is the definite singular form of the Danish noun besøg, meaning "the visit." The indefinite singular is et besøg (a visit); the indefinite plural is besøg (visits); the definite plural is besøgene (the visits). Besøg denotes an act of visiting or a specific visit by a person or group to a person, place, or institution.

In usage, besøg covers a range of visits, from personal calls to official or formal occasions. It is a common term in everyday Danish and appears in spoken language, media, and literature. The definite form besøget is used when the visit is already known or has been specified in the context, as in "Besøget varer to timer" (The visit lasts two hours). The word also participates in compound terms such as besøgetider, meaning visiting hours, or other phrases describing the act of receiving visitors. In hospital or care settings, the broader noun besøg is commonly used to refer to visits from family and friends.

Etymologically, besøg is derived from the verb besøge (to visit) through standard Danish noun formation. The term functions both as a concrete event (a single visit) and as a general concept (visiting as an activity). Its usage is straightforward across formal and informal registers, making it a basic building block for describing social interactions and official itineraries in Danish.