konstnärens

Konstnärens is a Swedish possessive form meaning the artist’s or of the artist. It is the genitive form used to indicate ownership or association with a specific artist. The base noun is konstnär, meaning a person who works in the visual arts, such as painting or sculpture.

Grammatical notes: Swedish nouns in this area are en-words, with definite singular konstanären and plural konstnärer; the definite plural is konstnärerna. The possessive is formed by adding the suffix -s, giving konstnärens for the singular possessive (the artist’s) and konstnärernas for the plural possessive (the artists’). These forms are used with a following noun to show what belongs to the artist or is associated with the artist.

Usage: Konstnärens is commonly used in phrases such as konstnärens verk (the artist’s work), konstnärens ateljé (the artist’s studio), or konstnärens liv (the artist’s life). It functions similarly to possessive forms in English and appears in descriptions, analyses, and biographical contexts.

Etymology: The term konstnär combines konst (art) with an agent-related suffix (-när) to designate a person involved in art. The possessive -s attaches to the definite form to express ownership.

See also: konst (art), konstnärlig (artistic), ateljé (studio), genitiv (genitive/possessive case).