POSSESSIVE'S (SAXON GENITIVE)

		APUNTES EN ESPAÑOL

-Para hablar de las cosas de María debes poner su nombre primero

Mary's bike La bici de María Mary's toys Los juguetes de María Mary's brothers Los hermanos de María

Si hay otras palabras antes de "De" deben ponerse también

The small girl's bike La bici de la niña pequeña My friend's notebook La libreta de mi amiga The children's table La mesa de los niños

Si los poseedores son dos, sólo el último lleva apóstrofo.

My friends' car El coche de mis amigos The boys' mother La madre de los chicos His brothers'lorry El camión de sus hermanos

Si los dueños son mas de uno (es decir en plural) y terminan en s ,el apóstrofo se queda solito.

The girls' bike La bici de las chicas The babys' new toys Los juguetes nuevos de los bebes The teachers' chairs Las sillas de los profesores

Si el plural no termina en s,se hace el genitivo sajón de la manera habitual.

The men's books Los libros de los hombres The women's bikes Las bicicletas de las mujeres The children's toys Los juguetes de los niños

Algunos nombres propios que terminan en "S",Suelen añadir otra "S" después del apóstrofo. Aunque también es frecuente la otra forma con el apóstrofo sólo.

Charles's shirt La camisa de Charles Andres's sister La hermana de Andrés Andres' sister La hermana de Andrés

APUNTES EN INGLÉS

Forming the possessive

The possessive form is used with nouns referring to people, groups of people, countries, and animals. 'Belonging to' or 'ownership' is one of the relationships it expresses :

• John owns a car. ('John' is the possessor or owner)
• It is John's car.

• America has some gold reserves. ('America' is the owner)
• They are America's gold reserves.

It can also express other relationships, for example:

where someone works or studies or spends time:

• John goes to this school. This is John's school.
• John sleeps in this room. This is John's room.
  
  

a family relationship:

• John's mother
• The Queen's daughter
  
  

qualities:

• John's patience.
• The politician's hypocrisy.

Form

To form the possessive, add 's ('apostrophe -s') to the noun.
If the noun is plural, or already ends in -s, just add:' (an apostrophe).
For names ending in -s:
In speaking we add the sound /z/ to the name, but in writing it is possible to use either 's or just '. The 's form is more common. e.g. Thomas's book, James's shop.

Examples

• The car of John = John's car.
• The room of the girls = The girls' room.
• Clothes for men = Men's clothes.
• The sister of Charles = Charles' sister.
• The boat of the sailors = The sailors' boat.

There are also some fixed expressions where the possessive form is used:

Time expressions	Other expressions
a day's work	For God's sake!
a fortnight's holiday	a pound's worth of apples.
a month's pay	the water's edge
today's newspaper	a stone's throw away (= very near)
in a year's time	at death's door (= very ill)
	in my mind's eye (= in my imagination)

The possessive is also used to refer to shops, restaurants, churches and colleges, using the name or job title of the owner.

Examples:

the grocer's	the doctor's	the vet's
the newsagent's	the chemist's	Smith's
the dentist's	Tommy Tucker's	Luigi's
Saint Mary's	Saint James's

1. Shall we go to Luigi's for lunch?
2. I've got an appointment at the dentist's at eleven o'clock.
3. Is Saint Mary's an all-girls school?