skadornas

Skadornas is a Swedish genitive plural form derived from the noun skador, which means injuries or damages. It functions as the possessive form of the definite plural skadorna (the injuries). In practice, skadornas is used in phrases to indicate something that belongs to or results from the injuries, for example skadornas effekter (the effects of the injuries).

Formation and usage:

In Swedish, the basic process is to form the definite plural of a noun (skadorna = the injuries) and then add the genitive suffix -s to create the possessive form (skadornas = the injuries’). The construction is common in medical, forensic, legal, and descriptive writing when attributing effects, causes, or attributes to injuries or damages.

Examples:

- Skadornas konsekvenser var tydliga i patientens återhämtning. (The consequences of the injuries were clear in the patient’s recovery.)

- Läkaren dokumenterade skadornas omfattning och skadornas behov av behandling. (The doctor documented the extent of the injuries and the injuries’ need for treatment.)

Relation to related terms:

Skadorna refers to the definite plural “the injuries,” while skador denotes the plural in an indefinite sense. Skada is the base noun meaning injury or damage. The genitive form skadornas is one of several ways Swedish marks possession, alongside other constructions that may be used in more formal or technical writing.

Notes:

Skadornas is not a proper noun; it is a grammatical form and is typically capitalized only at sentence start.