genitive

/ˈdʒenətɪv/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdʒenətɪv/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdʒen.ɪ.tɪv/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdʒen.ə.t̬ɪv/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈje-nə-tiv/ (ame, mw)

genitive — 名詞

  • genitivesingular
  • genitivesplural

1. A word form found in many languages that marks ownership or belonging. In Englis

1.名詞B2
釋義

所有格

名詞或代名詞表示所有關係的語法形式

A word form found in many languages that marks ownership or belonging. In English, the genitive appears as 's (as in Maria's bag) or as an of-phrase (the cover of the book).

例句

Kenji's teacher taught the class about the genitive and how it changes German article endings.

Kenji 的老師在課堂上教了所有格，以及它在德文中如何改變冠詞的詞尾。

Linnea looked up the genitive form of the Latin word for 'friend' in her textbook.

Linnea 在她的課本裡查了拉丁文「朋友」一詞的所有格形式。

collocation: genitive form

同義詞
  • possessive case

    the more common school-grammar term; narrower, strongly implies ownership

  • possessive form

    broader, can include non-case constructions like 'of the dog'

文法句型

the genitive

in the genitive

用法筆記

In English grammar teaching, 'genitive' is often used alongside the simpler term 'possessive case.' The genitive covers both the 's form (Sara's book) and the of-construction (the cover of the book). Not every language marks the genitive the same way — case endings, word order, and prepositions can all serve the same role.

常見錯誤

❌I added a genitive to mark past tense.
✅I added a genitive to show that the car belonged to Maria.
💡The genitive shows ownership or belonging, not time or tense.

genitive — 形容詞