Possessive
41possessive case — Auikōha i, auipili. See genitive case. ♦ O form possessive, auipili laulā. ♦ A form possessive, auipili pa a. ♦ Possessive markers: o, a, ō, ā …
42Possessive Satzkonstruktion — In einer possessiven Satzkonstruktion (Possessivperfekt, Vollzugsform) wird das Agens mit einem possessiven grammatischen Mittel ausgedrückt. In einigen ergativen Sprachen ist es der Fall (wenn der Ergativ mit dem Genitiv formgleich ist),… …
43possessive adjective — noun An adjective expressing possession. My , its and his are possessive adjectives. Syn: possessive determiner …
44possessive case — noun the case expressing ownership • Syn: ↑genitive, ↑genitive case, ↑possessive • Hypernyms: ↑oblique, ↑oblique case • Hyponyms: ↑attributive genitive, ↑ …
45possessive adjective — noun : a pronominal adjective expressing possession (as my in my hat, his in his answer) * * * possessive adjective, an adjective that shows possession, formed from a personal pronoun. My, your, his, etc., are possessive adjectives …
46possessive case — noun case used to express direct possession, ownership, origin, etc. Though similar in many ways to the genitive case, it is not the same. Languages that have the possessive case include English and Quenya …
47possessive pronoun — noun A pronoun in the possessive case …
48possessive determiner — noun A determiner used to demonstrate the possession of the thing referenced by the following noun; in English, they include , , , , , and . Syn: possessive adjective …
49possessive adjective — /pəzɛsɪv ˈædʒəktɪv/ (say puhzesiv ajuhktiv) noun Grammar the adjectival form of a possessive pronoun, as my, his, her, our, etc …
50possessive pronoun — /pəzɛsɪv ˈproʊnaʊn/ (say puhzesiv prohnown) noun Grammar the possessive case of a personal pronoun, as mine, his, hers, ours, etc …
