genitive

ˈdʒɛnɪtɪv
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Translation of genitive from English into German,

Noun

linguistics

TECH.
grammatical case marking possession or association
TECH.
  • In Latin, the genitive case often shows ownership..Im Lateinischen zeigt der Genitiv oft Besitz an

Adjective

linguistics

TECH.
related to a grammatical case showing possession
TECH.
Genitiv-
  • The genitive form is used in Latin sentences.Die Genitiv-Form wird in lateinischen Sätzen verwendet.
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Expressions with genitive: examples in English and translations in German

Genitiv
The genitive case in Latin shows possession.
attributiver Genitiv
In the phrase "the girl's book", "girl's" is an attributive genitive.
attributiver Genitiv
Genitivattribut
In 'the king's crown', 'king's' is an attributive genitive case.
sächsischer Genitiv
The Saxon genitive appears in phrases like 'the girl's book.'

Synonyms and analogies of genitive in English

adj.possessiveMore synonyms

Examples of genitive in a sentence

  • In Greek, the genitive case is used for showing relationships.
  • In German, the genitive case is less common.
  • The genitive construction indicates ownership in Greek.

Translations of "genitive" in Context ordered by category and frequency

derGenitivnm.

For plural, dative, and genitive that's the article.

Im Plural, im Dativ und Genitiv macht das schon der Artikel.

The genitive is also used after certain prepositions, verbs, and adjectives.

Außerdem verlangen bestimmte Präpositionen, Verben und Adjektive den Genitiv.

Genitiv-adj./n.

The accusative is a "mixture" of the genitive and nominative case.

Der Akkusativ ist eine "Mischung" des Genitiv- und Nominativfalls.

genitivadj.

For plural, dative, and genitive that's the article.

Im Plural, im Dativ und Genitiv macht das schon der Artikel.

The genitive is also used after certain prepositions, verbs, and adjectives.

Außerdem verlangen bestimmte Präpositionen, Verben und Adjektive den Genitiv.

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genitive: Examples and translations in context

Hittite also uses s as a genitive as well as a nominative marker.

Hittite benutzt auch s als ein Genitiv sowie eine Nominativmarke.

After a causal preposition, the genitive form is to be used.

Nach einer kausalen Präposition folgt der Genitiv.

We use the genitive to express possession or ownership.

Mit dem Genitiv kann man Besitz oder Zugehörigkeit ausdrücken.

The substantive follows after the genitive, always in the indeterminate form.

Nach dem Genitiv folgt das Substantiv ausschließlich in der unbestimmten Form.

The genitive shows who or what something belongs to.

Der Genitiv zeigt an, wem was gehört.

For genitive and dative case de and al get preposed.

Für den Genitiv und den Dativ werden de und al vorangestellt.

The genitive is the second of four cases in German.

Der Genitiv ist der zweite von vier Fällen im Deutschen.

Genitive The genitive expresses ownership, to whom or what something belongs.

Der Genitiv drückt Besitzverhältnisse aus, zu wem oder zu was etwas gehört.

See also:

genitive caseSaxon genitiveattributive genitive
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