網頁genitive: [adjective] of, relating to, or constituting a grammatical case marking typically a relationship of possessor or source — compare possessive.

網頁N-SING In the grammar of some languages, the genitive, or the genitive case, is a noun case which is used mainly to show possession. In English grammar, a noun or name with 's added to it, for example "dog's" or "Anne's," is sometimes called the genitive form. (语法中的)所属格 ['the' N] [1]

網頁In a sentence with several names, add one ‘ or ‘s only to the last name: I’m going on a two weeks‘ trip to Vietnam. Sam and Lucy‘s friend. If each name has something, you have to put ‘ or ‘s to both names: Scott and Simon‘s factory. Scott‘s and Simon‘s factories. Sometimes the name after ‘s is not necessary, if the context ...

網頁2017年2月1日 · Explanation: Nominative, accusative, dative and genitive are all grammatical cases. They vary in function in different languages. Here is what they look like in English: nominative - subject. e.g. I ate some pie. Here, I would be in the nominative since it is I that was doing the verb (eating). accusative - direct object.

網頁Introduction. The genitive case ( 2. Fall/Wessen-Fall in German) indicates possession. We use genitive after certain prepositions, verbs, and adjectives. Articles, nouns, pronouns and adjectives have to be declined to reflect the genitive case. We can use the question wessen (whose) to find the genitive case in German.

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網頁2019年6月26日 · The genitive case (or function) of a noun or pronoun’s inflected form shows ownership, measurement, association, or source. The genitive case can also be indicated by an of phrase after a noun. The possessive determiners my, your, his, her(s), its, our, and their(s) are sometimes regarded as genitive pronouns.

網頁2007年2月5日 · Every constellation name has two forms: the nominative, for use when you're talking about the constellation itself, and the genitive, or possessive, which is used in star names. For instance, Hamal, the brightest star in the constellation Aries (nominative form), is also called Alpha Arietis (genitive form), meaning literally "the Alpha of Aries."

網頁This form will be especially favoured in spoken German. Lesson Summary The genitive case in German will mostly be used to show possession, but can also be replaced by von +dative.