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Genitive Case

Description:

The genitive case is a grammatical case used in some languages to indicate possession, relationship, or origin.

Usage as a Noun:

1. In English, the genitive case is used to show possession. For example: "John's car is blue."

2. The genitive case is also used to indicate a partitive relationship. For example: "A piece of cake."

3. In some languages, the genitive case is used to express origin. For example: "The book of the author."

Usage as an Adjective:

1. The genitive case ending is used to modify nouns. For example: "He is an English language teacher."

2. In linguistics, genitive case is used to describe possessive relationships. For example: "The genitive case is commonly used in Slavic languages."

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