faktiske

Faktiske is an inflected form of the adjective faktisk, used in several Scandinavian languages to mean factual, actual, or real. It describes information, conditions, or aspects that are based on facts rather than opinion.

In Danish and Norwegian, faktiske is the plural indefinite form of the adjective. It accompanies plural nouns and, in the case of definite noun phrases, appears in the corresponding definite form (for example, de faktiske oplysninger in Danish, de faktiske opplysningene in Norwegian Bokmål). The word is commonly used in journalism, research, and everyday language to distinguish information that is verifiable from speculation.

Etymology traces faktisk to a common Germanic root related to making or forming, with influences shared across the Scandinavian languages. The term is cognate with Swedish faktiska, which uses a very similar form and meaning.

Usage and nuance: faktiske conveys that something is based on fact or reflects actual circumstances. It is distinct from mere opinion or presumed truth. In addition to being used to describe information, it can refer to conditions, events, or relationships that are real as opposed to hypothetical. As an adjective, faktiske cannot function as an adverb; the adverbial form is faktisk.

See also: fact, factual information, evidence, truth. While faktiske is primarily a Scandinavian term, closely related forms exist in Swedish (faktiska) and share the same general sense of factual or real.