Funktionens

Funktionens is the Swedish genitive or possessive form of the noun funktion, meaning function. It is used to indicate that something belongs to, relates to, or is attributed to a function. In practice, funktionens appears in academic, technical, and mathematical writing to link attributes to a specific function.

Morphology and formation: In Swedish, the possessive is normally formed by adding -s to the base noun. For the definite form landet as funktionen (the function), the corresponding possessive is funktionens (the function’s). The plural possessive would be funktionernas (the functions’). These forms are used without an apostrophe in Swedish.

Usage examples: Funktionens domän refers to the domain of the function. Funktionens grafik can denote a graph representing the function. Other common phrases include funktionens värde (the function’s value), funktionens parametrar (the function’s parameters), and funktionens egenskaper (the function’s properties). In mathematical and programming contexts, the possessive helps specify which function is being discussed when multiple functions are involved.

Notes and distinctions: Funktionens is a standard way to express possession in Swedish. When speaking more generally, one can also use periphrastic constructions such as tillhör funktionen or relaterat till funktionen, but the concise form funktionens is widely preferred in technical writing. For plural possessives, funktionernas is used for “the functions’,” while singular refers to one function.

See also: Swedish grammar, genitive case, function (mathematics).