Krigets

Krigets is the genitive form of the Swedish noun krig, meaning war. It denotes possession or relation to war, and is typically translated as “the war’s” or “of the war.” The base form krig has a definite form kriget, meaning “the war.” In Swedish, the possessive is formed by adding the possessive -s to the definite form, yielding krigets.

In usage, krigets appears chiefly in phrases that attribute a quality, action, or characteristic to the war. Examples include krigets kostnader (the costs of the war), krigets historia (the history of the war), krigets fasor (the horrors of the war), and krigets ledare (the leaders of the war). It is common in historical writing, political analysis, and journalism to describe aspects associated with a conflict.

Cross-linguistic note: while Swedish uses krigets as a possessive, other Nordic languages employ different genitive forms. Norwegian Bokmål and Danish often yield similar possessive forms in practice (for example krigens in many contexts), but usage can vary by dialect and standard style. In many cases, Norwegian and Danish tend to rely on other constructions or explicit “of” phrases rather than a direct analogue of krigets.

See also: krig (war), genitive case, Swedish grammar, historical writing on conflicts.