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Grammar : The Genitive
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Grammar : The Genitive

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owner and possession
What do these words mean in Dutch?

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THE POSSESSIVE 'S

We use the possessive S after names of people and animals

Mickey's ears are funny.


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Single noun  (Enkelvoud)

Her dress is nice.
My sister's dress is nice.


Dus:    Enkelvouden =  's


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Enkelvoud

His bike is new.
My brother's bike is new.


(1 brother / 1 bike)

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Plural nouns (meervouden)



Their dresses are nice.
My sisters' dresses are nice.


sisters = MV + eindigt op 's'

DUS: alleen '  (komma)

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meervoud


Their bikes are new.
My brothers'  bikes are new.


(More than 1 brother + ends in 's' DUS: alleen ' (komma)

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meervoud NIET op s
These children's books are famous.

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The possessive 'of'

We use OF to show possession for two objects
The battery OF my phone is empty.

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possessive 'of'
The house has a leaking roof.
The roof of the house leaks.

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possessive 'of'
Our car is blue.
The colour of our car is blue

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The possessive 'of'

We use OF to show possession for two geographical names
The capital of England.

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kinder schoenen =
A
children' shoes
B
children's shoes
C
shoes of children

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De stem van Adele is mooi.
A
The voice of Adele is beautiful.
B
Adele's voice is beautiful.

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Possessive [s] 

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Are the following sentences right or wrong?

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Childrens' shoes.
A
Right
B
Wrong

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This is John's book.
A
Right
B
Wrong

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My sister's cat's name is Pinky.
A
Right
B
Wrong

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The children's teacher is very good.
A
Right
B
Wrong

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A lovers' quarrel.
A
Right
B
Wrong

Slide 21 - Quiz


My two brother's bicycles are blue.
A
Right
B
Wrong

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The car's tyre is flat.
A
Right
B
Wrong

Slide 23 - Quiz