medborgarnas

Medborgarnas is the genitive plural form of the Swedish noun medborgare, meaning "citizens." The definite plural is medborgarna, and adding the possessive suffix -s produces medborgarnas to express ownership or relation by the citizens, as in medborgarnas rättigheter (the citizens’ rights) or medborgarnas inflytande (the citizens’ influence). The form is commonly used in political, administrative, and legal language to refer to the interests, rights, duties, or opinions of the citizenry.

In usage, medborgarnas serves to shift focus from individuals to the collective rights or responsibilities of the population. It appears in debates about democracy, governance, public services, and civic participation, as well as in statutes, policy documents, and public discourse. The construct emphasizes that certain provisions or protections belong to or are exercised by the community of citizens as a whole.

Etymologically, medborgare combines med (a preposition here forming part of the historical term for a town or state inhabitant) with borgare (a citizen or townsman), and the word evolves in Swedish through the standard genitive formation by adding -s to the definite plural. Consequently, medborgarnas is not a standalone concept but a grammatical form used to articulate ownership or association with citizens in Swedish text.

See also: medborgare, medborgarrätt, medborgarrättigheter, integritet, demokrati.