lärarens

Lärarens is the possessive form of the Swedish noun lärare, meaning "the teacher's." Lärare is a common-gender noun used for a single teacher; the definite singular form is läraren. The possessive is formed by adding the suffix -s to the definite form, yielding lärarens. The plural definite form is lärarna, and the plural possessive is lärarnas (the teachers').

The -s possessive is used to indicate ownership by a single teacher or by a group of teachers when referring to something belonging to them collectively, depending on number and definiteness. For example: Lärarens bok ligger på skrivbordet. Lärarnas gemensamma uppgift var att bedöma arbetet. Note that Swedish uses no apostrophe in possessives; the suffix attaches directly to the definite form of the noun.

Etymology and notes: The noun lärare comes from older forms meaning "one who teaches," with the agent-suffix -are forming occupational nouns. The term lärarinna exists in older Swedish as a feminine form, but it is rarely used today. In contemporary Swedish, lärare covers teachers of any gender, while possessive forms like lärarens and lärarnas signal possession in a gender-neutral way.

See also: lärare, lärarinna, possessive forms in Swedish.