genitive

Example Sentences

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The species name populi is a Latin singular noun in the genitive case meaning "of the people."

From Science Daily

The clumsy examples above show that long and complicated subjects are best left unmarked, whereas simpler ones like pronouns work well in the genitive, as in I appreciate your coming over to help.

From Literature

Similarly, names unable to accommodate the endings required by the nominative, accusative, genitive and dative cases used in Icelandic are also routinely turned down.

From The Guardian

During the Force Majeure show, Izzard gets to grips with German sentence structure and declensions, earning knowing applause from the Berlin crowd for his perfect use of the fiendishly tricky genitive case at one stage.

From Reuters

The genitive you are mine / is a phrase I cherished only when I'd moved on / and couldn't use it.

From The Guardian