Övergångens

Övergångens is the genitive (possessive) form of the Swedish noun övergång, which means transition, crossing, or a passage from one state to another. The word can refer to temporal, political, physical, or conceptual changes and is used to indicate that something belongs to or pertains to a transition.

In Swedish, the base noun övergång is indefinite as en övergång. The definite singular is övergången (the transition), and the possessive form is övergångens (the transition’s or of the transition). Plural forms are övergångar (transitions) and the plural possessive is övergångarnas (the transitions’). Examples: övergångens fas (the transition’s phase), övergångens tidpunkt (the transition’s time point). The possessive form -s attaches to the definite or the base form, depending on how the noun is used in the sentence.

Övergångs- is also a productive prefix in Swedish, forming adjectives and compound nouns that describe something related to a transition. Common examples include övergångsregering (a transitional or caretaker government), övergångsperiod (a transitional period), and övergångsarbete (transitional work or processes during a change). These compounds are widely used in politics, law, and social discourse to denote interim or transitional arrangements.

Usage notes: без the difference between övergången (the transition) and övergångens (the transition’s) is a standard feature of Swedish genitive marking. The form övergångens is not a separate lexical item but a grammatical inflection used to express possession or association. Related terms include övergång (transition), övergångsställe (pedestrian crossing) and other compounds formed with övergångs-.