Possessives¶
Possessives are words that are used to indicate (or inquire about) the ownership (possession) of something or someone by something or someone.
The following is an attempt to demonstrate the differences between a terminological approach to such words in Czech and English.
| Example | In English, it is | In Czech, it is |
|---|---|---|
| To je Petrovo auto. It's Peter's car. |
a noun | an adjective |
| To je auto Petra. It is the car of Peter. |
a noun | a noun in the genitive case |
| Moje auto je velmi staré. My car is very old. |
an adjective a possessive determiner |
a possessive pronoun |
| To auto je moje. This car is mine. |
a pronoun | a possesive pronoun |
| Čí je to auto? Whose car is this? |
a question word an interrogative possessive pronoun |
an interrogative pronoun |