possessive case

• Grammatikalische Konstruktion, die Besitz, Zugehörigkeit oder eine enge Beziehung zwischen Substantiven ausdrückt, im Englischen meist durch Anhängen von Apostroph und 's' (z. B. 'John's book') oder nur eines Apostrophs bei Pluralformen auf 's' (z. B. 'the students' class').

A grammatical construction used to indicate ownership, possession, or a close relationship between nouns, typically formed by adding an apostrophe and the letter 's' (e.g., 'John's book') or just an apostrophe for plural nouns ending in 's' (e.g., 'the students' classroom').

1. Grammatical case for possessionA2formal

   A grammatical form used to indicate ownership, relationship, or association, typically formed with an apostrophe and 's' in English.

   Possessiv

   • In 'John's car', the possessive case shows that the car belongs to John.
   • The possessive case is used in 'the cat's tail' to show the tail belongs to the cat.
   • 'Children's toys' uses the possessive case to indicate toys belonging to children.