Meaning of Possessive | Babel Free
pəˈzɛs.ɪvDefinitions
- The possessive case.
- A word used to indicate the possessive case.
Equivalents
Català
possessiu
Cymraeg
meddiannol
Ελληνικά
Κτητίκος
Esperanto
posesiva
Magyar
birtokos
Português
possessivo
Українська
присвійний
Examples
“Take⟳ the rule⟳ about pronouns and possessives that Mr. Keegan cited in his challenge⟳ to the testing service.”
“The New York Times, The Washington Post⟳ and The Wall Street Journal all do the opposite, opting for ’s to mark⟳ a singular possessive and a simple apostrophe for plural possessive (Harrises’ and Walzes’).”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
See also
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