Genitive (bezit): 's / ' / of

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Genitive

's / ' / of

Genitive - Herken bezit

’s of al­leen ’ 

The car's light.

Lisa's dog.

My sisters' present.

Is this possesive?
John's bulldog is French.

1. Yes
2. No

Is this possessive?
She's a doctor.

1. Yes
2. No

Possessive / Genitive

                           She's a docter    vs.    John's bulldog is French

Ze lijken op elkaar, dus pas op!

In de eerste zin: 's --> is. 

In de tweede zin: 's --> genitive (bezit)

Verschil

John's bulldog

The bulldog is owned by John.

Sarah's going out.

Sarah is going out.

My cat's whiskers are long.

1. Possessive
2. Is

He's my best friend.

1. Possessive
2. Is

Possessive / Genitive

                 He's my best friend    vs.    My cat's whiskers are long

Again, in the first sentence, 's is short for is

But in the second sentence, 's is possessive = genitive

Possessive (bezit)

In het Engels geef je bezit op 3 verschillende manieren aan:

's / ' / of

Maar wanneer gebruik je welke?

The genitive 's

We use the genitive S after namen, tijd en plaats, en­kel­vouden zelfst. nmw. en meer­vouden die niet op -s eindi­gen. 

Mickey's ears are funny                              

Alexis's room is beautiful                           

An hour's walk from here                         

I went to my friend's (house)

The garden's entrance                                                                                                                                          

Genitive 's

... ook bij meervouden die niet op -s eindigen.

The men's toilets are on the left  

Genitive '

--> bij meervouden die op -s eindigen

My neighbours' garden is nice
My sisters' rooms are messy
(meerdere zussen & kamers)

My sister's room vs. My sisters' room

Genitive of

zaken, hoeveelheden, aardrijkskundige namen 

The roof of the house.

The capital of England.

A cup of coffee

A pound of apples

My _________ was not expensive.
(parents/car)

1. parents' car
2. car's of parents
3. car of parents
4. parents's car

Berlin is the ….. (capital/Germany)

1. capital's of Germany
2. Germany's capital
3. Germanys' capital
4. capital of Germany

Possessive  's: Drag the sentence to is if 's = is

Drag the sentence to possessive if 's = possessive

is

Possessive

My name's Jenny.

My father's name is Bob

He's a doctor

 My mother's name is Karen

 She's Italian.

 My sister's a student. 

My brother's name is Jack.

 My dog's favourite food is steak.

Possessive - overview

's 

'

of