besökarens

Besökarens is the genitive singular form of the Swedish noun besökare, meaning “the visitor.” The form besökarens translates to “the visitor’s” in English and is used to indicate possession or association with a single visitor. It functions as a determiner before a following noun, e.g., besökarens upplevelse (the visitor’s experience).

Morphology and usage: Swedish possesses a flexible possessive system where the possessive is typically formed by adding -s to the noun. For singular possessive, besökare becomes besökarens (the visitor’s). The plural possessive is besökarnas (the visitors’). In definite form, besökare has besökaren (the visitor) and plural besökarna (the visitors). The possessive form is used before another noun to show ownership or relation, as in besökarens namn (the visitor’s name) or besökarnas deltagande (the visitors’ participation).

Examples and contexts: Besökarens can appear in various contexts such as museums, events, or services that refer to a person who visits. It is common in descriptions, forms, signage, or documentation where the writer wants to attribute something to the visitor. Writers should ensure agreement with the following noun in number and definiteness, so besökarens bok (the visitor’s book) differs from besökarnas böcker (the visitors’ books).

Etymology and notes: The term combines besökare (visitor) with the possessive suffix -s, a standard pattern in Swedish for forming possessives. The usage is neutral and formal, suitable for encyclopedic or descriptive writing.