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Meanings of genitive case in inglés

ruso
генетив
portugués
caso genitivo
español
caso genitivo
catalán
genitiu

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

      caso genitivo
      Usage of genitive case in inglés
      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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