vilkårs

Vilkår is a noun used in Norwegian and Danish to mean conditions, terms, or prerequisites. It refers to the requirements that must be met for something to happen, for an agreement to be valid, or for a benefit to be granted. In legal, administrative, and business language, vilkår often denotes the specific provisions or stipulations governing an arrangement, such as a contract, insurance policy, welfare benefit, or license. In everyday use, it can describe the conditions under which something is possible or permissible, such as work conditions or eligibility criteria.

Grammatical notes: vilkår is a neuter noun. In Norwegian and Danish, the indefinite singular is et vilkår (a condition). The definite singular is vilkåret (the condition). The indefinite plural is vilkår (conditions), and the definite plural is vilkårene (the conditions). The genitive form is vilkårs, used to express possession, as in vilkårs betydning (the meaning/implications of the condition).

Cross-language context: vilkår has cognates in the Scandinavian languages; Danish and Norwegian both use vilkår, while Swedish uses villkor. The terms are closely related and often interchangeable in concept, though spelling and inflection differ slightly between languages and dialects. Common collocations include vilkår og betingelser (terms and conditions) and vilkårene i en kontrakt (the conditions in a contract). In official or administrative texts, vilkår frequently appear in lists of eligibility criteria, contractual clauses, or license requirements.