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1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.
Kollegor och vänner blir helt plötsligt även de omedvetna hetsare genom frågor som: 'Jaha, å vars ska ni åka på semestern i år?'
Colleagues and friends all of a sudden also unconsciously become stress causes through questions such as: 'Well, where are you going on holiday this year?'
Usage notes
Used both with motion and direction, where standard Swedish would use var and vart, respectively.
Etymology 2
Clipping of bevars, itself a contraction of (Gud) bevare oss (”may God save us”), from the present subjunctive of bevara(“to save, to keep”), and oss(“us”).
(distributive pronoun) From a reanalysis of varsin, varsitt(“one each”) (from var + sin, sitt) as consisting of vars + en, ett(“one”) and then expanded to further numerals, e.g. vars två (”two each”), standard Swedish två var.
2004, Mikael Bergstrand, “Ta barnen på allvar i alla lägen”, in Sydsvenskan:
Hans eventuella brott består i att han för drygt ett år sedan ålade elva unga trädvandaler från Videdalsskolan i Malmö att göra rätt för sig genom att återställa skadan, plantera nya träd och dessutom pröjsa vars tre hundralappar till gatukontoret.
His possible crime consists in the fact that, just over a year ago, he ordered eleven young tree vandals from the Videdal school in Malmö to do the right thing by repairing the damage, planting new trees and also paying three hundred kronor each to the roadworks department.
Usage notes
Not used as an interrogative pronoun, in which case vems(singular) or vilkas(plural) is used.
The use of vars with a plural referent was earlier proscribed in favour of vilkas, but is now accepted, e.g.:
2018, “Granskning: Gapet mellan grundskolor ökar”, in Svenska Dagbladet:
På de skolor där antalet behöriga lärare har minskat går många elever vars föräldrar inte är högutbildade.
Many pupils whose parents are not highly educated attend schools where the number of qualified teachers has decreased.