Sångares

Sångares is not a standard entry in modern Swedish; it is commonly considered a nonstandard or mistaken form for the genitive plural of sångare. The correct genitive plural is sångarnas, which means "of the singers" or, more idiomatically, "the singers’." For example, sångarnas röster means “the singers’ voices.”

Grammatical notes: In Swedish, the genitive is typically formed by adding -s to the form of the noun, and for plural possessives this is normally attached to the definite plural. Therefore, the definite plural sångarna becomes sångarnas to express possession by multiple singers. The singular possessive is sångarens (the singer’s). Possessive forms are written without an apostrophe in Swedish.

Usage considerations: If you encounter sångares in Swedish text, it is usually a spelling error or an OCR misread of sångarnas. In standard usage, you should replace it with sångarnas when referring to something belonging to or associated with multiple singers.

Examples:

- Sångarnas röster hördes tydligt under konserten. (The singers’ voices were heard clearly during the concert.)

- Sångarens låt blev en hit. (The singer’s song.)

See also: Swedish genitive, possessive construction in Swedish, sångare.

In summary, sångares is generally not correct for indicating possession by multiple singers; use sångarnas for the standard genitive plural.