Agenternas

Agenternas is the possessive plural form of the definite plural noun agenter (the agents) in Swedish. It marks ownership or association by more than one agent and is used when the group is known or defined in the surrounding text. The base noun agent is a borrowed term, coming from French agent, ultimately from Latin agens meaning “one who acts.” In Swedish, the plural indefinite is agenter, the definite plural is agenterna, and the possessive plural is formed by adding the suffix - s to the definite plural, producing agenternas.

Usage is strictly grammatical and occurs when referring to things connected to a defined group of agents. Examples include agenternas uppdrag (the agents’ assignments), agenternas nätverk (the agents’ network), and agenternas säkerhet (the agents’ security). The form signals that the referent belongs to or relates to that particular group of agents.

The singular possessive is agentens (the agent’s), while the plural indefinite would be agenter (the agents). The definite plural agenterna refers to “the agents” as a group, and agenternas functions as the corresponding possessive form for that group.

In summary, agenternas is a standard Swedish grammatical form used to denote possession by a specific, definite group of agents, without introducing new meaning beyond ownership or association. See also related forms such as agent, agenter, agenterna, and agentens for broader grammar context.