Possessed case
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The possessed case of a language is a grammatical case
used to indicate a relationship of possession
. It differs from the possessive case
in that the latter one marks the possessor, while the former one marks the possessed.
See Possession (linguistics)
for a survey of the different categories of possession distinguished in languages.
Grammatical case
In grammar, the case of a noun or pronoun is an inflectional form that indicates its grammatical function in a phrase, clause, or sentence. For example, a pronoun may play the role of subject , of direct object , or of possessor...
used to indicate a relationship of possession
Possession (linguistics)
Possession, in the context of linguistics, is an asymmetric relationship between two constituents, the referent of one of which possesses the referent of the other ....
. It differs from the possessive case
Possessive case
The possessive case of a language is a grammatical case used to indicate a relationship of possession. It is not the same as the genitive case, which can express a wider range of relationships, though the two have similar meanings in many languages.See Possession for a survey of the different...
in that the latter one marks the possessor, while the former one marks the possessed.
See Possession (linguistics)
Possession (linguistics)
Possession, in the context of linguistics, is an asymmetric relationship between two constituents, the referent of one of which possesses the referent of the other ....
for a survey of the different categories of possession distinguished in languages.