borgerens

Borgerens is the Danish genitive form meaning “the citizen’s.” It is the possessive form that attaches to the definite singular noun borger (the citizen) to indicate ownership or association with the citizen. The form borgerens is created by adding the possessive suffix -s to the definite form borgeren, producing borgerens.

Usage and examples

Borgerens is used before another noun to show possession, as in borgerens rettigheder (the citizen’s rights) or borgerens pligt (the citizen’s duty). In most standard Danish, the possessive suffix -s is appended to the definite form rather than to the stem alone, and there is typically no apostrophe.

Plural form and related terms

For the plural, the genitive form is borgernes (the citizens’). Related terms include borger (citizen) and genitiv (genitive), the grammatical case used to express possession in Danish.

Etymology

Borger is a Danish word with historical roots in Germanic languages, reflecting the concept of a resident or townsman. The possessive borgerens follows the Danish pattern of forming genitive with the suffix -s on the definite form.

Context

Borgerens commonly appears in legal, administrative, and civic texts where possession or association needs to be specified, such as legislation, policy documents, and discussions of rights and duties of individuals in a state or community. It is a standard grammatical construction in Danish and is not a standalone lexical entry beyond its possessive function.

See also

Borger, genitiv, borgernes, borgerrettigheder.