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genitive in Indonesian

genitive in Indonesian is genitif — genitive means (grammar) Describing the case of a word that shows where something comes from or who owns it, marked by word endings in languages like Latin, and usually shown by word order or 'of'/apostrophe-s in English.

genitive in Indonesian

genitif
adj
Of a grammatical case: in an inflected language (such as Greek or Latin), expressing that a thing denoted by a word is related to a thing denoted by another word as its origin or possessor; and in an uninflected language (such as English), expressing origin or possession; possessive.

What does "genitive" mean?

  1. adj (grammar) Describing the case of a word that shows where something comes from or who owns it, marked by word endings in languages like Latin, and usually shown by word order or 'of'/apostrophe-s in English.
    "The student who had taken a German exam realised his error afterwards. He had used the dative case instead of the genitive case to show possession."
  2. adj (grammar) Belonging to, or used to form, the genitive case.
  3. adj (dated) Relating to producing offspring; reproductive.
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genitive in a sentence

  • The student who had taken a German exam realised his error afterwards. He had used the dative case instead of the genitive case to show possession.

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What is "genitive" in Indonesian?
"genitive" in Indonesian is genitif. genitive means: (grammar) Describing the case of a word that shows where something comes from or who owns it, marked by word endings in languages like Latin, and usually shown by word order or 'of'/apostrophe-s in English.
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