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pos·ses·sive case
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genitive, genitive case, possessive, possessive casenoun
the case expressing ownership
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possessive casenoun
case used to express direct possession, ownership, origin, etc. Though similar in many ways to the genitive case, it is not the same. Languages that have the possessive case include English and Quenya.
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possessive case
The possessive case is a grammatical case used in English and other languages to indicate a relationship of ownership or possession. This is commonly shown by adding an apostrophe and an "s" to the end of a noun, or just an apostrophe for plural nouns already ending in "s". For example, in the phrase "John's book", "John's" is in the possessive case because it shows that John owns or possess the book.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of possessive case in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of possessive case in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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