Phrase guide

possessive adjective

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An adjective expressing possession.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Breton: anv-gwan perc'hennañ — possessive determiner
  • Chinese Mandarin: 物主形容詞 /物主形容词 — possessive determiner
  • Dutch: bezittelijk bijvoeglijk naamwoord — possessive determiner
  • Dutch: bezittelijk adjectief — possessive determiner
  • Finnish: possessiiviadjektiivi — possessive determiner
  • French: adjectif possessif — possessive determiner
  • Galician: adxectivo posesivo — possessive determiner
  • Georgian: კუთვნილებითი ზედსართავი (ḳutvnilebiti zedsartavi) — possessive determiner
  • Georgian: კუთვნილებითი ზედსართავი სახელი (ḳutvnilebiti zedsartavi saxeli) — possessive determiner
  • German: Possessivadjektiv — possessive determiner
  • Irish: aidiacht shealbhach — possessive determiner
  • Japanese: 所有形容詞 (shoyū keiyōshi) — possessive determiner
  • Korean: 소유격 형용사 (soyugyeok hyeong'yongsa) — possessive determiner
  • Korean: 소유 한정사 (soyu hanjeongsa) — possessive determiner
  • Norman: adjectif possessif — possessive determiner
  • Polish: przymiotnik dzierżawczy — possessive determiner
  • Romanian: adjectiv posesiv — possessive determiner
  • Russian: притяжа́тельное прилага́тельное (pritjažátelʹnoje prilagátelʹnoje) — possessive determiner
  • Serbo-Croatian: posvojni pridjev — possessive determiner
  • Slovak: privlastňovacie prídavné meno — possessive determiner
  • Slovene: svojȋlni pridẹ̑vnik — possessive determiner
  • Spanish: adjetivo posesivo — possessive determiner
  • Turkish: iyelik sıfatı — possessive determiner
  • Ukrainian: присві́йний прикме́тник (prysvíjnyj prykmétnyk) — possessive determiner
  • Welsh: ansoddair meddiannol — possessive determiner