verksamheternas

Verksamheternas is a Swedish genitive form used to refer to something belonging to or pertaining to multiple activities or operations. It is the possessive form related to the definite plural noun verksamheterna, which itself means “the activities” or “the operations.” The term is commonly found in formal, administrative, and policy language.

Morphology and formation: The base noun is verksamhet (activity/operation). Its plural is verksamheter. The definite plural form is verksamheterna (the activities). The genitive plural form, llamada verksamheternas, is created by adding the -s possessive ending to the definite plural. For example, verksamheternas syften means “the purposes of the activities,” and verksamheternas mål means “the goals of the activities.” This formation follows standard Swedish rules for forming genitive with plural nouns.

Usage and context: Verksamheternas appears primarily in official texts, budgets, program descriptions, and governance documents to indicate ownership, responsibility, or relation to a set of activities. It can refer to the activities within a department, project, or organization as a collective. Examples include statements about resource allocation, priorities, or rights and obligations that apply to the activities as a whole, rather than to any single operation.

Notes: Verksamheternas is distinct from singular forms such as verksamhetens (the activity’s) or a non-definite plural like verksamheter (the activities in general). It is a precise grammatical tool for expressing possession by a group of activities in Swedish. See also verksamhet and Swedish grammar resources for further details.