Morgondagens

Morgondagens is a Swedish genitive form derived from morgondagen, the definite noun meaning “the morrow” or “tomorrow.” The form morgondagens is used to indicate possession or association with the coming day, functioning similarly to English “tomorrow’s.” It typically appears in noun phrases rather than as a standalone time reference.

Use and nuance:

- Morgondagens is common in written or formal Swedish, especially in journalism, literature, and structured discourse. Examples include morgondagens möte (tomorrow’s meeting) and morgondagens uppgifter (tomorrow’s tasks).

- In everyday speech, speakers usually use imorgon when referring to the time itself rather than as a possessive determiner.

Grammar:

- Morgondagens is the genitive form of morgondagen (the definite form meaning “the morrow”). The genitive suffix -s attaches to the definite form, producing morgondagens.

- It modifies a following head noun (often singular, indefinite) to express “tomorrow’s [noun].” For example, morgondagens plan betyr planene for den kommende dagen.

Related terms:

- Imorgon (tomorrow) is the common adverbial and time-reference form in everyday language.

- Morgondagen refers to the day itself; morgondagens modifies nouns to indicate possession or association with that day.

Etymology:

- Morgondagen combines morgon (early day, morning) with dagen (the day), forming a term for the upcoming day. The genitive -s is a standard Swedish mechanism for forming possessives of definite nouns.

In sum, morgondagens is a literary-leaning possessive form meaning “tomorrow’s,” used to describe items tied to the next day and largely replacing the everyday use of imorgon in such constructions.