Tvålens

Tvålens is a Swedish possessive form used to express that something belongs to or is associated with a particular soap. It is formed from the definite form of the noun tvål (soap) plus the possessive suffix -s, yielding tvålens. In English, it corresponds to “the soap’s” or “of the soap.” For example, tvålens doft means “the soap’s scent,” and tvålens färg means “the soap’s color.”

Formation and usage: In Swedish, possessive constructions are commonly formed by attaching -s to the head noun. When the head noun is definite, the possessive form is created from the definite form of the noun, producing tvålens from tvålen. The resulting phrase usually precedes the noun it modifies, as in tvålens doft. The possessive form is used in both spoken and written Swedish and can appear in descriptive, technical, or narrative contexts.

Notes: Tvålens is one instance of Swedish possessive morphology, alongside pronoun-based forms like min, din, hans and other noun-based possessives. The suffix -s reflects a broader Germanic pattern for marking possession and interacts with the definite suffix -en in Swedish.

See also: Swedish language; possessive forms in Swedish; tvål.