# genitive case

Pronunciation: US say "JEN-uh-tiv kays" /ˈd͡ʒɛnətɪv ˌkeɪs/; UK say "JEN-i-tiv kays" /ˈd͡ʒɛnɪtɪv ˌkeɪs/

## Noun

1. The grammatical case, used mainly with nouns, that expresses origin or possession; it corresponds roughly to English of and the ending -'s.
   - Simple: In grammar, the form of a word that shows who owns something or where it comes from, like -'s in English.
   - _Many German masculine nouns add -s or -es in the genitive case, as in des Mannes._
   - _In Russian, a noun that follows a number such as five goes into the genitive case._

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