läsarnas

Läsarnas is the genitive form of the definite plural läsarna in Swedish, used to indicate possession by the readers. In Swedish, the base noun läsare means “reader.” Its definite plural is läsarna, meaning “the readers,” and the genitive (possessive) form is läsarnas, meaning “the readers’” or “of the readers.” This grammatical pattern—adding -s to the definite plural—is common in Swedish and is used to attribute content, opinions, or attributes to a group defined as the readers.

In practice, läsarnas is used in media, literature, and academic writing to refer to material associated with readers or produced by readers. Examples include phrases like läsarnas synpunkter (the readers’ viewpoints), läsarnas brev (the readers’ letters), and läsarnas röster (the readers’ voices). The form helps distinguish what belongs to the readers from what belongs to other groups, such as authors or editors. It can also appear in headings or section titles, where a project's aim is to summarize or present the perspectives of readers.

Because läsarna is a definite plural noun, läsarnas always denotes something belonging to that specific group of readers, rather than merely any readers. The concept is primarily of interest in linguistics and media studies, illustrating how Swedish expresses possession for defined groups.