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In grammar, the genitive case (abbreviated gen) is the grammatical case that marks a word, usually a noun, as modifying another word, also usually a noun—thus indicating an attributive relationship of one noun to the other noun. A genitive can also serve purposes indicating other relationships. … See more
Depending on the language, specific varieties of genitive-noun–main-noun relationships may include:
• possession (see possessive case, possessed case):
• composition (see Partitive See moreOld English had a genitive case, which has left its mark in modern English in the form of the possessive ending 's (now sometimes referred to as the "Saxon genitive"), as well … See more
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The genitive singular definite article for masculine and neuter nouns is des, while the feminine and plural definite article is der. The indefinite articles are eines for masculine and … See moreThe Japanese possessive is constructed by using the grammatical particle no の to make the genitive case. For example:
Nominative: 猫 neko ('cat'); 手 te ('hand, paw') Genitive: 猫の … See moreFinnic languages (Finnish, Estonian, etc.) have genitive cases.
In Finnish, prototypically the genitive is marked with -n, e.g. maa – maan "country – of the country". … See moreThe ablative case of Indo-European was absorbed into the genitive in Classical Greek. This added to the usages of the "genitive proper", the usages of the "ablatival genitive". … See more
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