grammatiske

Grammatiske is an adjective used in Scandinavian languages, notably Norwegian and Danish, meaning related to grammar. In English, the equivalent term is grammatical. Grammatiske describes matters that pertain to the rules and structures of a language, including syntax, morphology, and other aspects of grammar. It is commonly seen in phrases such as grammatiske regler (grammatical rules), grammatiske feil (grammatical errors), and grammatiske kjennetegn (grammatical features).

The form grammatiske arises as the inflected form of the base adjective grammisk/grammatisk in these languages. It is used to modify plural or feminine nouns, or to appear in contexts where the language requires this inflection. Grammatiske is often contrasted with grammatik (grammar), the field or system of rules, and with grammatik/sk (grammatisk) in its base form when describing a single feature or quality.

In linguistics and language teaching, grammatiske descriptions label phenomena that concern grammar rather than meaning or pronunciation alone. Topics such as grammatical gender, agreement, tense systems, and mood are commonly discussed in terms of grammatiske properties or rules. The term helps distinguish between content understanding (lexicon and semantics) and structural rules governing how sentences are formed.

See also: grammar, grammatical, grammar education, grammatical gender.