dørens

Dørens is the genitive form of the Danish noun dør, meaning door. It is used to indicate possession or association, equivalent to the English “the door’s.” For example, dørens nøgle means “the door’s key.”

In Danish orthography, the genitive is typically formed by adding the suffix -s to the noun, without an apostrophe. The singular form is dørens, while the plural genitive is dørernes, meaning “the doors’.” Examples: dørens farve (the door’s color), dørernes farver (the doors’ colors).

The definite singular form of the noun is døren, meaning “the door,” which is a separate inflection from the genitive. The genitive dørens can appear with or without a possessive determiner in context, and is commonly used in everyday language, architecture descriptions, signage, and literature to specify ownership or association.

Notes on usage: when referring to a single door belonging to a known object, you may hear døren (the door) for the definite form and dørens for possession. For multiple doors, possessive would be dørernes (the doors’). The form dørens is standard Danish and does not use an apostrophe.