documentului

Documentului is a Romanian grammatical form—the genitive/dative singular of the masculine noun document. The base word, document, refers to a written or printed record that provides information, evidence, or proof. The noun stems from the Latin documentum, meaning instruction or lesson, and Romanian conveys it through the definite article system, yielding forms such as documentul (the document) and documentului (of the document, to/for the document).

In Romanian, nouns inflect for case and definiteness. The form documentului is used when the noun is governed by a preposition requiring the genitive/dative case, or to indicate possession or an indirect object. Examples include conținutul documentului (the content of the document) and păstrarea documentului (the preservation of the document). The plural forms are documente (nominative/accusative) and documentelor (genitive/dative).

Scope and usage: The concept covers both physical papers and digital files that carry information or legal significance. Common types include official documents (contracts, diplomas, certificates), identification papers (passports, ID cards), and administrative records. In the digital era, documents are frequently stored as electronic files in formats such as PDF, DOCX, or XML, often accompanied by metadata, signatures, and access controls to ensure authenticity and integrity. The term remains central in administrative, legal, academic, and organizational contexts, where the provenance and content of documents determine rights, obligations, and verification.