kropparnas

Kropparnas is the Swedish genitive plural form of the noun kropp, which means body. It denotes possession or association by multiple bodies and is used when referring to something that belongs to the bodies or to bodies as a group in a possessive sense. For example, in a sentence like Kropparnas temperaturer varierar när man tränar, the phrase translates to “The bodies’ temperatures vary when one trains.” The form is typically found in scientific, medical, ethical, or literary contexts.

Morphology and formation: The basic word for “bodies” in indefinite form is kroppar. In definite form it becomes kropparna (the bodies). To express possession by multiple bodies, Swedish attaches the genitive suffix -s to the definite plural: kropparna → kropparnas. There is no need for an apostrophe in Swedish possessive constructions. Other related forms include kroppens (the body’s) for singular possessive and kropparna (the bodies) for definite plural, with kropps- compounds used in specialized terminology.

Usage and scope: Kropparnas is used when discussing properties, actions, or characteristics that pertain to bodies as a group. It appears in academic writing about anatomy, health, ethics, philosophy of mind, and in everyday language when clarifying what belongs to multiple bodies. Common collocations include kropparnas hälsa (the health of the bodies), kropparnas funktioner (the bodies’ functions), and kropparnas gränser (the bodies’ boundaries).

Etymology: Kropp is a native Swedish noun with cognates in other Scandinavian languages. The exact historical origin is part of the core lexicon of body-related terms in the language. Kropparnas is the standard genitive plural form used in contemporary Swedish.