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possessive Meaning in Spanish (possessive significado en español)

adjectiveposesivo
nounposesivo
Sinónimos:acaparadordominante
posesivo in English:possessive
Phonetic:po-se-si-vo
Plural: possessives
Gender:Masculino
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de possessive en español es posesivo. (Que tiene o muestra un fuerte deseo de poseer o dominar algo o a alguien.)

Definitions of Possessive

  1. 1
    adjective
    posesivo

    Having or showing a strong desire to possess or dominate something or someone.

    Que tiene o muestra un fuerte deseo de poseer o dominar algo o a alguien.

  2. 2
    adjective
    posesivo

    In grammar, referring to the form of a noun or pronoun that indicates ownership or possession.

    En gramática, que se refiere a la forma de un sustantivo o pronombre que indica propiedad o posesión.

  3. 3
    noun
    posesivo

    A word or grammatical form that indicates possession, such as 'my' or 'hers'.

    Una palabra o forma gramatical que indica posesión, como 'mi' o 'suyo/suya'.

Example Sentences

“He became very possessive of his new car.”

Se volvió muy posesivo con su coche nuevo.

“The possessive pronoun 'mine' indicates ownership.”

El pronombre posesivo 'mío' indica propiedad.

“Her possessive nature made their relationship difficult.”

Su naturaleza posesiva dificultó su relación.

Synonyms (Sinónimos)

In Spanish:

posesivoacaparadordominante

In English:

Antonyms (Antónimos)

In Spanish:

generosodesprendidoindiferente

Inflected Word Forms

infinitivepossess
nounpossession
agent nounpossessor
adverbpossessively

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

possessive pronouncollocation

A pronoun indicating possession, such as 'mine' or 'yours'.

possessive casecollocation

The grammatical case that indicates possession, typically marked by an apostrophe and 's' in English.