Dörrens

Dörrens is the possessive form of the definite Swedish noun dörren (the door) and is used to express ownership or association with a specific door. In English this corresponds to the phrase "the door's." The form is created by adding the possessive suffix -s to the noun, with the head noun optionally being definite or indefinite.

Formation and examples:

- Definite form: dörren (the door) becomes dörrens (the door's). Example: Dörrens färg är blå. = The door's color is blue.

- Indefinite form: en dörr (a door) can take the possessive as en dörrs färg. Example: En dörrs färg kan vara blå eller svart. = A door's color can be blue or black.

- The same possessive suffix can attach to plural forms for the plural possessive: dörrarnas färg = the doors' color.

Usage:

- Dörrens is typically used when the possessor is definite, such as a specific door that both speaker and listener understand. It can also be used with an indefinite head noun, yielding forms like en dörrs, though in natural speech speakers may prefer alternative constructions depending on context.

- The possessive suffix -s is a productive, common means of marking possession in Swedish and is applied directly to the head noun without an apostrophe.

Relation to grammar:

- Dörrens illustrates the broader Swedish genitive construction, where possession is shown by suffixing -s to the head noun, rather than by a prepositional phrase as in some other languages.

- For plural possessed forms, the pattern extends to dörrarnas färg (the doors' color).

Etymology:

- The -s possessive suffix is a longstanding feature of Swedish (and Old Norse), used to indicate ownership across noun classes. See also genitiv in Swedish grammar.