båtarnas

Båtarnas is a Swedish genitive form meaning the boats’ or of the boats. It is formed from the plural definite noun båtarna (the boats) plus the possessive suffix -s, yielding båtarnas.

In Swedish, possessive -s is appended to the noun phrase, so båtarnas can modify a following noun, as in båtarnas hamn (the boats’ harbor) or båtarnas ägare (the boats’ owners). The term is used in descriptive writing to indicate ownership or association by a group of boats.

It is distinct from båtarna, which is the plural definite form meaning the boats, and from båtarnas with no following noun; on its own it is not a standalone noun but a genitive marker.

Examples:

- Båtarnas hamn ligger vid mynningen.

- Båtarnas ägare beslutade att renovera båtarna.

See also: Swedish grammar, possessive forms, plural definite nouns.