possessive adjective

English

Noun

possessive adjective (plural possessive adjectives)

1. An adjective expressing possession.

   "My", "its" and "his" are possessive adjectives.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with possessional adjective, which indicates what something is in possession of.

Synonyms

• possessive determiner

Translations

possessive determiner

• Breton: anv-gwan perc'hennañ (br) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 物主形容词

• Dutch: bezittelijk bijvoeglijk naamwoord n, bezittelijk adjectief n
• Finnish: possessiiviadjektiivi
• French: adjectif possessif (fr) m
• Galician: adxectivo posesivo m
• Georgian: კუთვნილებითი ზედსართავი (ḳutvnilebiti zedsartavi), კუთვნილებითი ზედსართავი სახელი (ḳutvnilebiti zedsartavi saxeli)
• German: Possessivadjektiv (de) n
• Irish: aidiacht shealbhach f
• Japanese: 所有形容詞 (shoyū keiyōshi)
• Norman: adjectif possessif m
• Polish: przymiotnik dzierżawczy m
• Romanian: adjectiv posesiv n
• Russian: притяжа́тельное прилага́тельное (ru) n (pritjažátelʹnoje prilagátelʹnoje)
• Serbo-Croatian: posvojni pridjev m
• Slovak: privlastňovacie prídavné meno n
• Slovene: svojȋlni pridẹ̑vnik m
• Spanish: adjetivo posesivo m
• Turkish: iyelik sıfatı
• Ukrainian: присві́йний прикме́тник m (prysvíjnyj prykmétnyk)
• Welsh: ansoddair meddiannol m