gemensam

Gemensam is a Swedish adjective meaning shared, common, or joint. It describes something that is held or participated in by two or more parties, or something that applies to all members of a group. The term is widely used in everyday speech, media and formal writing to express mutual involvement or ownership.

In practice, gemensam is used with nouns such as mål (goal), ansvar (responsibility), resurser (resources), or kultur (culture). Examples include ett gemensamt mål (a common goal), gemensamt ansvar (joint responsibility), and gemensamma resurser (shared resources). It can also describe political or economic contexts, as in en gemensam marknad (a common market) or gemensamma värderingar.

Grammar and inflection: gemensam is the base form used with singular common nouns, for example ett gemensamt mål. With plural nouns the form is gemensamma, as in gemensamma mål. In definite constructions the form can be det gemensamma målet, and adverbially the related form is gemensamt, meaning "together" or "collectively."

Etymology: gemensam is of Swedish origin and belongs to a family of words linked to togetherness and commonality, related to the noun gemenskap (community) and the concept of shared attributes.

See also: gemenskap and gemensam nämnare (common denominator), terms used to describe joint or shared aspects in Swedish.