tillverkarets

Tillverkarets is a Swedish term that appears to function as a possessive form derived from tillverkare, meaning manufacturer or producer. In contemporary standard Swedish, the possessive of tillverkare is normally expressed as tillverkarens for the singular and tillverkarnas for the plural. The form tillverkarets is not the canonical genitive in everyday usage, and is more commonly encountered in archaic writing, certain branding or stylistic contexts, or as a nonstandard variant. In practice, writers typically prefer tillverkarens or tillverkarnas depending on number.

Usage and nuance: Tillverkarets may be found in headings, product labels, or historical texts where space or a particular style is desired, but it can be considered nonstandard in formal prose. For example, standard forms would be tillverkarens namn (the manufacturer’s name) or tillverkarnas ansvar (the manufacturers’ responsibility). If precision is important, one should use the canonical forms to avoid ambiguity.

Relation to other terms: Tillverkare is the root meaning “manufacturer.” Related concepts include tillverkning (manufacturing) and fabrik (factory). Swedish possessive formation generally adds -s to form genitives, with the definite singular form being tillverkaren and the definite plural form tilverkarnara?—the possessives then as tillverkarens and tillverkarnas.

See also: Swedish grammar, tillverkare, tillverkning, fabrik.