Användarnas

Användarnas is a Swedish grammatical form used to express possession or association with more than one user. It denotes that something belongs to, pertains to, or concerns a group of users. The form is built from the noun användare (user) and the plural possessive suffix -s. The singular possessive is användarens, while the plural possessive is användarnas. In practice, användarnas is used to link a head noun to the concept of multiple users, for example: användarnas data (the users’ data) or användarnas rättigheter (the users’ rights).

In modern Swedish, the plural possessive is common in contexts where a collective concern is described, such as information technology, privacy, and policy language. Texts like terms of service, privacy notices, and design guidelines frequently employ användarnas to refer to the rights, preferences, or data of the user group as a whole rather than of an individual user. Using the plural possessive can emphasize collective rights and responsibilities, for instance when discussing consent, data handling, or access controls.

Etymology and grammar: användare is an agent noun formed from the verb använda (to use). The possessive suffix -s is appended to indicate ownership or association. This construction follows standard Swedish possessive formation, with användarens for singular and användarnas for plural. The term is primarily a grammatical device rather than a concept with a distinct meaning beyond its ordinary use to indicate “the users’”.

See also: användare, integritet, GDPR, dataskydd, villkor.