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Meanings of genitive case in English

Russian
генетив
Portuguese
caso genitivo
Spanish
caso genitivo
Catalan
genitiu

Grammatical case that marks a word as modifying another word, indicating possession, composition, etc.

генетив
Usage of genitive case in English
1
He further notes some curious uses of the genitive case, e.g.
Laws
2
It has all to do with the genitive case as perfected by our Gaelic ancestors.
The Irish Times
3
The genitive case denotes dependence; the dative, transmission.
Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor Coleridge
4
For plebeians like us the usage would have been to use the father's name in the genitive case.
The Irish Times
5
Perhaps Mr Flynn is under the impression that the genitive case possesses no function other than that of confusing would-be students.
The Irish Times
6
Where in the original the Greek word "cave" is in the genitive case, not as it should be, dative.
Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies
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