studenternas

Studenternas is a Swedish genitive plural form used to indicate possession or belonging by a group of students. It translates to "the students’" in English and is formed from the definite plural studenterna (the students) by adding the possessive suffix -s. As a result, the genitive plural is written studenternas.

In usage, studenternas functions as the owner or associated group in phrases describing property, rights, or organizations related to students. It is standard in contemporary Swedish and appears in both formal and informal contexts. It is distinct from the nominative definite form studenterna, which simply means "the students," without expressing ownership.

Examples include "studenternas bostäder" (the students’ housing), "studenternas förening" (the students’ association), and "studenternas rättigheter" (the students’ rights). The form is commonly used in discussions about university life, student unions, housing for students, and policies affecting students as a collective.

Formation and broader context: the genitive plural suffix -s attaches to the definite plural form of a noun, a pattern applicable to many Swedish nouns. For studenterna, this yields studenternas, demonstrating how Swedish marks possession for a group in written form.

See also: Swedish grammar, genitive case, possessive forms in Swedish, studenterna.