Människors

Människor is a Swedish plural noun meaning humans or people. The form människa is the singular, and människor is used when referring to people in general. The possessive form människors is used to indicate something belonging to humans or to a group of people, equivalent to the English "humans’" or "people’s." For example, människors rättigheter means the rights of humans/people, and människors kultur refers to the culture of people.

In usage, människor can refer to individuals collectively or to humanity as a whole, depending on context. The term appears across everyday language, journalism, philosophy, and social science when discussing human beings, societies, or human nature. It is common in formal and informal registers.

Etymology and related forms: The word människa belongs to the Swedish language’s Germanic heritage and is part of a broader family of terms for a person. The plural människor and the possessive kæ? människors follow standard Swedish plural and possessive morphology. Related terms include mänsklighet (humanity) and andra ord for groups of people or human-related concepts.