studiernas

Studiernas is a Swedish grammatical form used to indicate possession by the definite plural noun studierna, meaning “the studies.” It functions as the genitive plural of studierna and is used to relate something to a set of studies or research projects. For example, in the phrase studiernas resultat, the word resultat refers to the results of the studies.

Grammatical background and formation: Swedish forms possessive by adding specific suffixes depending on number and definiteness. For plural nouns in the definite form, the genitive is created by attaching -nas to the definite plural: studierna (the studies) becomes studiernas (the studies’). This form is commonly found in academic and formal writing when discussing findings, designs, or other attributes that belong to the group of studies.

Usage and examples: Studiernas används i sammanhang där man hänvisar till vad som tillhör eller är relaterat till studierna. Examples include studiernas resultat (the studies’ results), studiernas upplägg (the studies’ design), and studiernas syfte (the studies’ purpose). The construction is typically used with the possessed noun in its base form or in its indefinite singular/plural, while studiernas clearly marks the relationship to the studies.

Relation to other terms: Studiernas is part of a broader set of Swedish possessive constructions that link a possessor to an object (studierna + possessive suffix). In similar contexts, researchers may refer to forskningens verktyg (the research’s tools) using the same genitive pattern. The term is primarily a grammatical tool used in written Swedish to express ownership or association with a collection of studies.