A possessive case is a word or form used to show possession in linguistics. For example, "Ray's bike" means he owns it.
Most European languages have possessive forms of personal pronouns, like the English my, mine, your, yours, his and so on. There are two main ways these can be used:
A: A possessive case is a grammatical form or word used to indicate possession in language.
A: "Ray's bike" is an example of a sentence that uses the possessive case, indicating that Ray owns the bike.
A: The personal pronouns that have possessive forms in English are my, mine, your, yours, his, hers, its, our, ours, their, and theirs.
A: The function of the possessive case in language is to indicate ownership or possession.
A: No, most European languages have possessive forms of personal pronouns.
A: Possessive forms of personal pronouns can be used in two main ways.
A: Yes, for instance, they can be used to indicate possession in sentences such as "This is my car" or "The book is his." They can also be used as adjectives, modifying nouns as in "Her cat is black" or "Their house is big."
