vagnarnas

Vagnarnas is the genitive plural form of the Swedish noun vagnar, meaning wagons or carts. It is used to indicate possession or association with multiple wagons. In Swedish grammar, the plural indefinite form is vagnar, the definite plural is vagnarna, and the genitive plural is vagnarnas. The construction follows the general rule that the genitive suffix -s is added to the definite plural to express ownership or relation.

Etymology and grammar: The word vagn traces to Old Norse and has cognates in other Germanic languages referring to wheeled transport. Modern Swedish forms include vagnar (plural), vagnarna (definite plural), and vagnarnas (definite plural genitive). This makes vagnarnas the standard way to say “the wagons’” in contexts involving two or more wagons.

Usage: Vagnarnas is used in phrases such as vagnarnas hjul (the wagons’ wheels) or vagnarnas ägare (the wagons’ owners). It functions like an English possessive plural, but Swedish does not use an apostrophe; possession is indicated by the -s genitive on the definite plural form. The term is a grammatical construct rather than a standalone noun, and appears in literary, historical, or descriptive passages where multiple wagons are discussed.

See also: Swedish grammar, genitive forms, nouns and declension in Swedish. Notes: While vagnarnas is specifically the genitive plural of vagnar, it can occur in a wide range of contexts, from technical descriptions of a wagon fleet to narrative passages mentioning the wagons’ characteristics.