Breakdown of Johans kamera är på bordet.
vara
to be
bordet
the table
på
on / at / for (wait for) / in (believe in)
Johan
Johan
Questions & Answers about Johans kamera är på bordet.
Why is there no apostrophe in Johans?
In Swedish, the possessive -s is attached directly to the end of the name or noun without an apostrophe. So "Johan's" is simply written as Johans.
Since we know exactly which camera it is, why isn't it Johans kameran?
When a noun comes right after a possessive word (like a name with an -s, or words like my/your), Swedish drops the "the" ending. Even though it's a specific camera, you use the basic, indefinite form kamera instead of the definite form kameran.