ingenjörernas

ingenjörernas is a Swedish noun form used to express possession by a group of engineers. It is the genitive (possessive) of the definite plural noun ingenjörerna, meaning the engineers. The form is produced by adding the possessive suffix -s to the definite plural, yielding ingenjörernas to indicate something belonging to or associated with the engineers as a group. In standard Swedish, this construction is regular and does not require punctuation such as an apostrophe.

Usage of ingenjörernas occurs before a noun to denote ownership or association: ingenjörernas arbete (the engineers’ work), ingenjörernas fackförening (the engineers’ union), ingenjörernas utbildning (the engineers’ education). In sentences, you might also see a phrase like Vi diskuterade ingenjörernas framtid (We discussed the engineers’ future). The form is common in formal and technical writing, as well as historical analyses, when referring to groups of engineers.

Grammatical notes: the corresponding singular possessive is ingenjörens (the engineer’s). The plural indefinite is ingenjörer, while the definite plural is ingenjörerna. The possessive suffix -s is a standard feature of Swedish grammar and differs from English usage, which typically relies on an apostrophe.

See also: Swedish grammar, possessive constructions in Swedish, list of Swedish noun declensions.