kritikernas

Kritikernas is the genitive plural form of the Swedish noun kritiker, meaning “the critics.” It is used to indicate possession or association with a group of critics, for example in phrases like kritikernas återkoppling (the critics’ feedback) or kritikernas åsikter (the critics’ opinions).

Morphology and formation: In Swedish, the definite plural of kritiker is kritikern a (the critics). The genitive plural is formed by adding -s to that form, yielding kritikernas. The corresponding genitive singular is kritikerns (the critic’s). Thus, kritikernas always signals something belonging to or associated with multiple critics.

Usage: Kritikernas is common in journalism, academic writing, and literary criticism when referring to the collective actions, opinions, or work of multiple critics. It contrasts with the non-possessive plural kritik erna, which merely denotes the group without indicating ownership. Care should be taken to ensure agreement with surrounding nouns and verbs in Swedish syntax.

See also: Genitive case in Swedish; Kritik (criticism); Kritikernas usage in Swedish language guides.