possessive

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[English Word] possessive adjective

[English Plural] possessive adjectives

[Swahili Word] kimilikishi

[Swahili Plural] vimilikishi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Derived Word] -miliki

[English Definition] a word that describes a noun by showing who possesses the person or thing referred to by the noun

[Swahili Definition] kivumishi cha mwenyewe

[Terminology] grammar

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[English Word] possessive adjective

[English Plural] possessive adjectives

[Swahili Word] kivumishi cha mwenyewe

[Swahili Plural] vivumishi vya mwenyewe

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Derived Word] -vumisha

[Related Words] mwenyewe

[English Definition] a word that describes a noun by showing who possesses the person or thing referred to by the noun

[Swahili Definition] kimilikishi

[Terminology] grammar

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[English Word] reflexive possessive adjective

[English Plural] reflexive possessive adjectives

[Swahili Word] kimilikishi kinachorejea

[Swahili Plural] vimilikishi vinavyorejea

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Related Words] -rejea

[English Definition] a possessive adjective that reflects back to the possessor, which is usually the subject of the sentence or clause

[Terminology] grammar

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possessive — [pə zes′iv] adj. [L possessivus] 1. of possession, or ownership 2. a) showing, or characterized by a desire for, possession [a possessive child] b) having or showing a desire to dominate, control, influence, etc. [a possessive mother] 3 … English World dictionary
Possessive — may be:* Possessive case * Possessive adjective * Possessive pronoun * Possessive suffix * Possessive construction, pattern among words indicating possession (linguistics) See also * Possession (disambiguation) * Possessed (disambiguation) * The… … Wikipedia
Possessive — Pos*sess ive, a. [L. possessivus: cf. F. possessif.] Of or pertaining to possession; having or indicating possession. [1913 Webster] {Possessive case} (Eng. Gram.), the genitive case; the case of nouns and pronouns which expresses ownership,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Possessive — Pos*sess ive, n. 1. (Gram.) The possessive case. [1913 Webster] 2. (Gram.) A possessive pronoun, or a word in the possessive case. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Possessive me — is the nonstandard use of me in places whereDubious|date=March 2008 standard English has my occurring in Cockney leading to sentences like: That s me house (That s my house) … Wikipedia
possessive — index jealous, mercenary Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
possessive — 1520s (grammatical); 1550s (in general use), from L. possessivus, from possess , pp. stem of possidere вЂњto possess.вЂќ Related: Possessiveness … Etymology dictionary
possessive — see apostrophe … Modern English usage
possessive — [adj] greedy acquisitive, avaricious, controlling, craving, desirous, dominating, grabby, grasping, hoggish*, selfish; concepts 326,403,542 … New thesaurus
possessive — ► ADJECTIVE 1) demanding someone s total attention and love. 2) unwilling to share one s possessions. 3) Grammar expressing possession. DERIVATIVES possessively adverb possessiveness noun … English terms dictionary
possessive — [[t]pəze̱sɪv[/t]] possessives 1) ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ about/of n Someone who is possessive about another person wants all that person s love and attention. Danny could be very jealous and possessive about me... He used to ring his possessive… … English dictionary

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