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Genitive (Noun)

Meaning

The case expressing ownership.

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Examples

  • The genitive case in the sentence "the girl's book" shows possession, indicating the book belongs to the girl.
  • In the phrase "the company's profits", the word "company's" is in the genitive case, indicating the profits belong to the company.
  • The word "father's" in the sentence "I love my father's cooking" is an example of the genitive form, showing that the cooking belongs to the father.
  • The genitive case is used in the phrase "the owner's manual", indicating the manual belongs to the owner.
  • In the sentence "the city's population", the word "city's" is in the genitive case, showing that the population belongs to the city.

Synonyms

  • Genitive Case
  • Possessive Case
  • Possessive

Hypernyms

  • Oblique Case

Hyponyms

  • Attributive Genitive Case
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