foretaget

Foretaget is a Danish term with two related uses. As a noun, it means "the undertaking" or "the enterprise" and is the definite form of foretag, an indefinite noun meaning an enterprise or undertaking. The indefinite singular is et foretag, and the plural is foretagene. As a verb, foretage means "to undertake" or "to perform," and its past participle is foretaget, used in passive constructions such as Undersøgelsen er foretaget ("The investigation has been conducted").

In modern Danish, foretaget primarily appears in formal or administrative language. The noun sense refers to a specific project, venture, or organizational effort, while the verb sense covers actions undertaken or operations executed. The past participle form foretaget is common in official reporting, science, and legal contexts—for example, data has been foretaget or procedures have been foretaget.

Cognates exist in related Scandinavian languages. In Norwegian, foretak means "company" or "enterprise," with the definite form foretaket. In Swedish, the cognate is företag (company) and its definite form företaget. These terms reflect shared Germanic roots and parallel usage in business and organizational contexts across the languages.

See also: foretage, foretag, foretak, företag.