noun🔗ShareGenitiv, Besitzanzeigepartikel(grammar) An inflection pattern (of any given language) that expresses origin or ownership and possession."The genitive case in Spanish shows possession, as in "la casa de mi padre" (the house of my father). "Der Genitiv im Spanischen zeigt Besitz an, wie in „la casa de mi padre“ (das Haus meines Vaters).grammarlanguagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGenitiv, Besitzanzeigewort(grammar) A word inflected in the genitive case; a word indicating origin, ownership or possession.""In the sentence 'The student's book', the word 'student's' is a genitive, showing that the book belongs to the student." "In dem Satz 'The student's book' ist das Wort 'student's' ein Genitiv, der zeigt, dass das Buch dem Studenten gehört.grammarlinguisticslanguagewordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareGenitiv, zugehörig(grammar) Of or pertaining to that case (as the second case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses a quality, origin or possession. It corresponds to the possessive case in English."The teacher explained the genitive case by showing how to form the possessive forms of nouns, like "John's book" or "the cat's toy." "Der Lehrer erklärte den Genitiv, indem er zeigte, wie man die Possessivformen von Substantiven bildet, wie "Johns Buch" oder "das Spielzeug der Katze".grammarlanguagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
