sertifikatets

Sertifikatets is the definite possessive form of the Norwegian noun sertifikat. It marks ownership or association with a certificate and appears in phrases such as sertifikatets gyldighet (the certificate’s validity) or sertifikatets utsteder (the issuer of the certificate). The term sertifikat denotes a formal document that attests to a fact, achievement, or status, such as completion of a course, compliance with standards, or eligibility for privileges.

Etymology and usage notes: Sertifikat is a loanword adopted into Norwegian from other European languages, commonly traced to German Zertifikat and Latin certificatus. Norwegian forms the definite singular by adding the ending -et: sertifikatet. The possessive is formed by adding -s to the definite form: sertifikatets. In plural, the base forms are sertifikater (indefinite) and sertifikatene (definite).

Usage and context: Sertifikatets form is prevalent in administrative, educational, and professional contexts. It is used in official documents, guidelines, and statements describing what the certificate guarantees or authorizes, or what belongs to the certificate. In practice, it is one of several related terms used for formal attestations, alongside bekreftelse (confirmation) and attest (attestation).

Grammatical note: For plural ownership references, Norwegian often employs a syntactic construction rather than a separate plural possessive suffix. A common pattern is innholdet i sertifikatene (the contents of the certificates), which expresses ownership or association without relying on a distinct plural possessive form.

See also: sertifikat, bekreftelse, attest.