Besättningens

Besättningens is the Swedish genitive form meaning “the crew’s” or “the staff’s.” It is the possessive form of besättning, a noun used for the group of people serving on a vessel, aircraft, or other assigned workplace, and more broadly for a team or personnel in a given context. The noun besättning is common gender: en besättning (an crew), plural besättningar (crews). The definite forms are besättningen (the crew) and besättningarna (the crews).

The possessive is formed by adding -ens to the definite form, yielding besättningens, which is used before a noun it possesses. For example: besättningens uppgifter (the crew’s duties), besättningens ansvarsområde (the crew’s area of responsibility), or besättningens säkerhet (the crew’s safety). This construction is common in nautical and aviation settings, but it can also apply to other groups functioning as a “crew” or team, such as a film crew or production staff, when framed as the possessive.

Usage notes:

- Besättningens typically precedes the possessed noun, paralleling English “the crew’s ….”

- The term emphasizes the group as a unit and is appropriate in formal, technical, or official contexts.

- In everyday speech, the plural possessive would be besättningernas, if referring to multiple crews’ possessions (e.g., besättningernas uppgifter).

In summary, besättningens is the standard Swedish possessive form for statements about what belongs to a crew, with usage centered on nautical, transportation, and organizational contexts.