kontakternas

Kontakternas is a grammatical form in Swedish that denotes the genitive plural of the noun kontakt, meaning “the contacts’.” It marks possession by more than one contact and is used in contexts where something belongs to or is associated with multiple contacts.

Form and usage

The base noun is kontakt (singular) and kontakter (plural). The definite plural is kontakterna. To form the genitive plural, the -s suffix is added to the definite plural: kontakterna + s = kontakternas. Examples: kontakternas e-postadresser (the contacts’ email addresses), kontakternas representanter (the contacts’ representatives). This form is typical in formal or professional writing, such as business reports, CRM notes, or journalistic text.

Notes on function

Kontakternas serves to attribute ownership or association to a group of people described as contacts. It is not used for singular possessors; for a single contact, the genitive would be kontaktens (the contact’s). In Swedish, possession can be indicated by possessive forms like -s on the possessor noun, with the genitive plural built by applying -s to the definite plural.

Etymology

Kontakt stems from the Swedish noun kontakt, which in turn has cognates across European languages. The genitive plural kontakternas is formed through the standard Swedish pattern of combining the definite plural kontakterna with the possessive suffix -s.

See also

Swedish grammar on possessives and genitive forms, such as kontakt (singular), kontakter (plural), kontakterna (definite plural), and kontakternas (genitive plural).