the best 9 ways to use the genitive case…ever by alex freeman
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POSSESIVE GENITIVE
• INDICATES A PERSON OR THING TO WHICH AN OBJECT, QUALITY, FEELING, OR ACTION BELONGS TO
LITTLE T’S FOOTBALLPARVUS T’S PESBALL
SUBJECTIVE GENITIVE
• INDICATES THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE ACTION, QUALITY, OR THE FEELING ORIGINATES
THE FEARS OF THE CHILDRENMETUS LIBERORUM
OBJECTIVE GENITIVE
• INDICATES THE PERSON OR THING THAT IS AFFECTED
DESIRE FOR POWERCUPIDITAS IMPERII
GENITIVE OF THE WHOLE
• INDICATES THE WHOLE OF WHICH SOMETHING FORMS A PART
• A.K.A. “PARTITIVE GENITIVE”
HALF OF THE HEARTDIMIDIUS PECTI
GENITIVE WITH ADJECTIVES
• USED A LOT WITH ADJ. SHOWING DESIRE, MEMORY, KNOWLEDGE, SKILL, POWER, AND FULLNESS
MINDFUL OF THE DANGERSMEMOR PERICULORUM
GENITIVE OF QUALITY• USED TO INDICATE SOME INTERNAL
OR PERMANENT TRAIT OR QUALITY OF A PERSON OR THING, MODIFIED BY AN ADJECTIVE
A MAN OF GREAT PRIDEVIR MAGNA SUPERBIAE
GENITIVE OF INDEFINITE VALUE• GEN NEUTER SINGULAR OF ADJ OF
QUANTITY USED WITH VERBS OF VALUING, ESTIMATING, REGARDING, TO EXPRESS INDEFINITE VALUE
HE REGARDED MONEY GREATLYPECUNIAE PERMAGNI HABUIT
GENITIVE OF INDEFINITE PRICE
• USED WITH VERBS OF BUYING OR SELLING
HE SOLD THE DOGS FOR A VERY LOW PRICE
PARVI CANUUM VENDIDIT