English Dictionary

genitive

/ˈd͡ʒɛnətɪv/

adj

(grammar) Of or pertaining to that case (as the second case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses a quality, origin or possession. It corresponds to the possessive case in English.

The cat's toy is red.

意味（1）

(grammar) Of or pertaining to that case (as the second case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses a quality, origin or possession. It corresponds to the possessive case in English.

The student who had taken a German exam realised his error afterwards. He had used the dative case instead of the genitive case to show possession.