faglige

Faglige is the Danish adjective form used to describe something related to a field of study, a profession, or a subject area. It denotes that knowledge, work, or standards pertain to a specific discipline rather than being general. The form faglige is used before plural nouns, for example faglige kompetencer (professional competencies), faglige standarder (professional standards), and faglige opgaver (subject-related tasks). In definite plural contexts, such as de faglige kompetencer, the form remains faglige.

Etymology and related forms: Faglige derives from fag, meaning a subject or field, combined with the suffix -lig, meaning "like" or "pertaining to." In Norwegian Bokmål, a closely related form faglige is used similarly. The adverbial form in Danish is fagligt, meaning “in a professional or academic manner” or “in terms of the subject matter.”

Usage and context: Faglige is common in education, recruitment, and industry discourse to emphasize field-specific expertise, knowledge, or professional qualifications. It helps distinguish formal, discipline-related content from more general or casual terms. Phrases often appear in curricula, job advertisements, performance reviews, and professional standards documents.

See also: faglighed, kompetencer, uddannelse, standarder, job.