mændenes

Mændenes is a Danish word that functions as a definite possessive determiner meaning the men's, used before a noun to indicate possession by men. It is not a standalone noun but a grammatical form that accompanies the noun it modifies.

The form derives from the plural definite form of the noun mand (man). In Danish, the plural is mændene (the men). The possessive is created by adding the suffix -s to that definite plural, yielding mændenes, which means the men's or belonging to the men. This construction is used similarly to English possessives like “the men’s …” and does not involve an apostrophe.

Usage notes include that mændenes is typically followed by a singular noun in the possessive sense, for example mændenes bil (the men's car), mændenes klub (the men’s club), or mændenes erfaring (the men’s experience). It can appear in written and spoken Danish, including journalism, literature, and everyday speech, whenever possession by a group of men is described.

Related forms include mand (singular man), mænd (plural men), and mændene (the men). The possessive построение mirrors other Danish possessive patterns where -s attaches to the definite form of the noun, rather than using an English-style apostrophe.

In summary, mændenes is the standard Danish construction for “the men's,” used as a determiner to indicate possession by men in front of a noun.