possessive case
Case used to express direct possession, ownership, origin, etcCase used to express direct possession, ownership, origin, etc. Though similar in many ways to the genitive case, it is not always the same. Languages that have the possessive case include English and Quenya.
» Is the possessive case in English a full-fledged genitive?
Meaning
1 sensesCase used to express direct possession, ownership, origin, etc. Though similar in many ways to the genitive case, it is not always the same. Languages that have the possessive case include English and Quenya.
Genitiv
притяжа́тельный паде́жpritjažátelʹnyj padéž
присві́йний відмі́нокprysvíjnyj vidmínok
- the case expressing ownership
Examples
3 sentencesIs the possessive case in English a full-fledged genitive?
The relative pronoun 'that' has two states, a nominative case and objective case, but there is no possessive case.
The possessive case of a singular or plural noun not ending in ess is formed by adding an apostrophe and ess.
Translations
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Forms
plural: possessive cases| Singular | possessive case |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- the case expressing ownership:genitivegenitive casepossessive