Vädrets

Vädrets is the genitive form of the Swedish noun väder, meaning the weather. It functions to express possession or a relationship attributed to weather, and appears in phrases such as vädrets makt (the weather’s power) and vädrets tecken (signs of the weather). The form is common in meteorological writing, weather reportage, and literary Swedish.

Morphology and usage: In Swedish, the genitive for definite nouns is formed by adding -s to the definite form. The definite form of väder is vädret, so the genitive is vädrets. There is no separate possessive article; the -s attaches to the definite ending. The indefinite possessive is typically not used in modern standard Swedish; instead, one uses phrases like “väder” with a possessive construction or a separate noun phrase.

Context and meaning: Vädrets is typically used when the weather is personified or described as having agency or influence. It frequently appears in discussions about climate, farming, travel planning, and literary or rhetorical expressions about nature's power. The term is understood across Swedish-speaking regions and in related media.

Examples:

- Vädrets makt påverkar jordbruket och planeringen av skördar.

- Genom att observera vädrets tecken kan man förutsäga kommande väderförhållanden.

See also: Swedish grammar, väder, weather-related idioms.