Possessive
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Possessive may be:
  • Possessive case
    Possessive case
    The possessive case of a language is a grammatical case used to indicate a relationship of possession. It is not the same as the genitive case, which can express a wider range of relationships, though the two have similar meanings in many languages.See Possession for a survey of the different...

  • Possessive adjective
    Possessive adjective
    Possessive adjectives, also known as possessive determiners, are a part of speech that modifies a noun by attributing possession to someone or something...

  • Possessive pronoun
    Possessive pronoun
    A possessive pronoun is a part of speech that substitutes for a noun phrase that begins with a possessive determiner . For example, in the sentence These glasses are mine, not yours, the words mine and yours are possessive pronouns and stand for my glasses and your glasses, respectively...

  • Possessive suffix
    Possessive suffix
    In linguistics, a possessive affix is a suffix or prefix attached to a noun to indicate its possessor, much in the manner of possessive adjectives. Possessive suffixes are found in some Uralic, Altaic, Semitic, and Indo-European languages...

  • Possessive construction, pattern among words indicating possession (linguistics)
    Possession (linguistics)
    Possession, in the context of linguistics, is an asymmetric relationship between two constituents, the referent of one of which possesses the referent of the other ....

  • For possessive behavior in a relationship, see Attachment in adults
    Attachment in adults
    Attachment in adults deals with the theory of attachment in adult romantic relationships.Attachment theory was extended to adult romantic relationships in the late 1980s. Four styles of attachment have been identified in adults: secure, anxious–preoccupied, dismissive–avoidant, and fearful–avoidant...


See also

  • Possession (disambiguation)
    Possession (disambiguation)
    - Law :*Dependent territory, an area of land over which another country exercises sovereignty, but which does not have the full right of participation in that country's governance*Drug possession, a crime*Ownership...

  • Possessed (disambiguation)
  • The Dispossessed
    The Dispossessed
    The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia is a 1974 utopian science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin, set in the same fictional universe as that of The Left Hand of Darkness . The book won the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1974, both the Hugo and Locus Awards in 1975, and received a nomination for...

    , novel
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