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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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possessive and genitive
Are the terms the genitive and the possessive two different things?
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Well, I use them interchangeably. I think 'possessive' has a wider connotation, and speaks more to the function of such words or forms, while 'genitive' more strictly refers to the unique case systems themselves.
- Well, I use them interchangeably.
- I think 'possessive' has a wider connotation, and speaks more to the function of such words or forms, while 'genitive' more strictly refers to the unique case systems themselves.
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Well, I use them interchangeably. I think 'possessive' has a wider connotation, and speaks more to the function of such words or forms, while 'genitive' more strictly refers to the unique case systems themselves.
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