Forskarnas

Forskarnas is a Swedish genitive plural form of the noun forskare, meaning researcher. It is used to indicate possession or association by researchers and is a standard part of Swedish grammar. The base plural for researchers is forskarna; adding the genitive marker -s yields forskarnas, translating to the researchers’ or of the researchers.

Formation and usage: In Swedish, the definite plural form of forskare is forskarna. To express possession, the genitive suffix -s is attached to that form, producing forskarnas. This construction is common in academic writing and journalism when referring to things attributed to a group of researchers. For example, forskarnas resultat (the researchers’ results) or forskarnas arbetsmiljö (the researchers’ work environment).

Examples: Forskarnas resultat varierar mellan studier. Forskarnas arbetsmiljö påverkar forskningen. Av och till kan man också använda av-förklaringen istället, som i resultaten av forskarna, men forskarnas-formen is widely used for concise possessive phrases.

Notes: The genitive -s in Swedish is used with both proper nouns and common nouns, though in some cases av (of) is preferred for clarity or formality. Forskarnas is not a standalone noun; it functions as a possessive form applied to the definite plural forskarna. Understanding this form helps in interpreting phrases that attribute findings, methods, or attributes to a group of researchers.