attributive genitive
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Latin 'attributus', past participle of 'attribuere' (to attribute), from 'ad-' (to) + 'tribuere' (to assign) + 'genitivus' (genitive).
مثال
- In 'the king's crown,' the attributive genitive 's' shows possession.
- The phrase 'a friend of mine' uses the attributive genitive 'of mine' to indicate association.
- The attributive genitive is commonly used in English to express relationships.
ترکیبهای رایج
Use of attributive genitive Attributive genitive construction
تعریف انگلیسی
adjective
- a word in the genitive case that is used as an attributive adjective “an example of the attributive genetive is `John's' in `John's mother”
- a word in the genitive case used as an attributive adjective “an example of the attributive genitive is `John's' in `John's mother”