företags

Företags is a Swedish term connected to the noun företag, meaning a company or business. Företags is the genitive (possessive) form of företag and is also used as a productive prefix in compound nouns that denote corporate or business life. In everyday language, it appears most often in compounds rather than on its own.

As a prefix, företags- attaches to a wide range of nouns to form words that describe corporate or commercial aspects. Common examples include företagskultur (corporate culture), företagsledning (corporate management), företagsbesök (business visit), and, more generally, terms like företagsamhet (entrepreneurial spirit). In these compounds, the prefix signals a relation to a company or business sphere.

Grammatically, företags is the genitive singular of företag. When indicating possession in full phrases, Swedish typically uses the noun’s definite possessive form, for example företagets ledning (the company’s management). The clustered prefix form företags- is not a separate word but a bound morpheme used to create new terms. The prefix has broad use across business journalism, law, and organizational discourse.