projektets

Projektets is the possessive form of the noun projekt in the definite singular in Swedish, Danish and Norwegian. It expresses ownership or association with a specific project and is placed before the noun it describes. Examples include projektets mål (the project's goals) and projektets kostnader (the project's costs). The construction is common in formal writing about projects, such as reports, plans, and academic discussions.

Etymology and grammar: The base word projekt comes from French projet (plan or proposal). In these languages the definite singular form is created with the suffix -et and the possessive is indicated by -s, producing projektets from projekt. This pattern is typical in Swedish, Danish and Norwegian and yields a phrase meaning “the project’s …” or “of the project.”

Usage notes: Projektets functions as a determiner rather than a standalone noun. It attaches to the following noun to attribute characteristics or attributes to a particular project. In translation to English, projektets is usually rendered as “the project’s” or “of the project.” It is widely used in official documents, project reports and academic writing to specify elements connected to a given project.