bærerens

Bærerens is a Norwegian noun form that serves as the possessive or genitive of the noun bærer, meaning bearer or carrier. The base noun bærer denotes a person or thing that carries or bears something, while bæreren is the definite singular form meaning “the bearer.” By adding the enclitic -s to the definite form, the possessive bærerens yields “the bearer's” or “the carrier's.”

Use and function

Bærerens typically appears in noun phrases to indicate ownership or association with the bearer. Examples include bærerens utstyr (the bearer's equipment), bærerens ansvar (the bearer's responsibility), or bærerens dokumentasjon (the bearer's documentation). It is a standard grammatical option in Norwegian for forming possessives on definite singular nouns.

Relation to other forms

Bærerens should not be confused with the verb form bærer, which is the present tense of å bære (to carry). The noun bærer, in its definite form bæreren, is distinct from the verb, and adding -s to that definite form yields bærerens. In less formal contexts, or when the possessor is definite and well understood, speakers may alternative express possession with a possessive determiner (for example, hans utstyr) rather than the -s suffix.

Etymology

Bærer comes from the verb stem bær-, with the agentive suffix -er forming the noun. The possessive suffix -s attaches to the definite form to create bærerens.

See also

Norwegian grammar, Genitive case in Norwegian, Possessive constructions in Norwegian.