anställds

Anställds is the genitive singular form of the Swedish noun anställd, which means employee. It is used to indicate that something belongs to a single employee. The form arises from the regular Swedish possessive construction that attaches a suffix to a noun to show ownership.

In practice, anställds is often seen in phrases that express possession, such as en anställds lön (an employee’s salary) or en anställds arbetsuppgifter (an employee’s tasks). The exact spelling can vary with grammatical context, and in some contexts you may also encounter den anställdes lön as a common way to express the same idea in a more formal, definite construction. The key point is that the possessive marks ownership by one employee.

The plural possessive form is anställdas, used when referring to possessions belonging to multiple employees. For example, anställdas löner means the employees’ salaries, and anställdas arbetsuppgifter means the employees’ tasks. This form contrasts with anställda, which is the plural noun meaning “employees” rather than the possessive.

Etymologically, anställd derives from the verb anställa, meaning to employ, with the possessive suffix added to indicate ownership. The term is common in human resources, payroll, and labor law discussions, where it appears in contracts, wage statements, and policy documents to specify what belongs to or is controlled by a particular employee or group of employees.

Note that anställds is distinct from anställda, the plural form meaning “employees.” The possessive forms are used to express ownership, not to name the group itself.