Positionerna

Positionerna is the definite plural form of the Swedish noun position. The term is used to refer to multiple positions in different senses: locations, stances on issues, or job titles, depending on context. The word originates from Latin positio, via French and English, and is common in both formal and informal Swedish.

In a geographic or physical sense, positionerna describe where something is situated. They can denote coordinates on a map, the locations of objects in a facility, or the placement of equipment along a line or path.

In political, business, and everyday language, positionerna refer to stances, policies, or strategic views. For example, a party’s positions in a debate or a company’s positions on important questions. In recruitment and human resources, positionerna are job openings or roles to be filled.

In sports, positionerna describe the roles players occupy within a team, such as goalkeeper or defender in football, or guard and forward in basketball. In computing or data contexts, positionerna can refer to places in a sequence, cursor positions, or the indexing of elements.

Grammatically, position is an en-ord in Swedish. Its plural indefinit is positioner, while its definite plural is positionerna. The definite plural form is used when referring to a specific, known set of positions.

See also: position, positionering, geografisk position, arbetsposition, roll, ställning.