possessive

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /pəˈzɛsɪv/

Adjective

possessive

1. Of or pertaining to ownership or possession.
2. (grammar) Indicating ownership, possession, origin, etc.
3. Unwilling to yield possession of.

   He is very possessive of his car.

Translations

• Spanish: posesivo

Translations

• French: possessif
• German: besitzanzeigend, possessiv
• Portuguese: possessivo
• Russian: притяжа́тельный
• Spanish: posesivo

Translations

• Portuguese: possessivo
• Spanish: posesivo

Noun

possessive

1. (grammar) The possessive case.
2. (grammar) A word used to indicate the possessive case.

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