noggranna

Noggranna is a term in the Swedish language that functions as the plural form of the adjective noggrann, meaning thorough or meticulous. It is not a separate noun or a proper name; rather, it is the form used when the noun it modifies is plural. In practice, noggranna describes groups or sets of things or people that are meticulous in behavior, analysis, or presentation. The sense remains the same as the base adjective: careful, exact, and diligent.

In usage, noggranna appears across formal and literary registers, including journalism, academic writing, and policy documents, whenever the writer intends to attribute meticulousness to plural subjects, such as researchers, procedures, datasets, or observations. The word integrates into standard Swedish adjective agreement: noggrann is the base form; noggranna marks plural, with the corresponding singular forms being noggrann (masculine) and noggrannt (neuter).

Linguistic notes, noggranna illustrates a regular pattern of Swedish adjective agreement. It does not denote a separate concept beyond its grammatical function and is used wherever a plural noun is described as thorough or meticulous. For learners, recognizing noggranna as the plural form of noggrann helps in parsing sentences where multiple subjects share the quality of meticulousness.

See also: noggrann, noggrannt, Swedish grammar, Swedish adjectives in agreement.