genitive in Russian
genitive in Russian is роди́тельный, родительный падеж, сло́во в роди́тельном падеже́ — 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 Russian
роди́тельный
Pronounced: roditelnyy
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.
родительный падеж
Pronounced: roditelnyy padezh
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.
сло́во в роди́тельном падеже́
Pronounced: slovo v roditelnom padezhe
(countable) A word inflected in the genitive case, and which thus indicates origin or possession.
What does "genitive" mean?
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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."
- adj (grammar) Belonging to, or used to form, the genitive case.
- 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 Russian?
"genitive" in Russian is роди́тельный, родительный падеж, сло́во в роди́тельном падеже́. 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.
How do you pronounce роди́тельный?
"genitive" in Russian is роди́тельный, pronounced "roditelnyy".
Are there other ways to say "genitive" in Russian?
Yes — Russian has 3 translations listed for "genitive": роди́тельный, родительный падеж, сло́во в роди́тельном падеже́.
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