A noun also has a genitive form. The genitive indicates that we possess something.
Barnets tøj er snavset.
The child’s clothes are dirty.
The genitive is formed by adding an -s to the ending of the noun.
Nouns in the genitive
Singular
Plural
Indefinite
Definite
Indefinite
Definite
en piges
pigens
pigers
pigernes
et værelses
værelsets
værelsers
værelsernes
A personal name also has a genitive form.
Peters bog
Peter’s book
Comparison:
In English the genitive is formed by adding ’s in the singular and s’ in the plural if the noun is a person or an animal. If the noun is an impersonal thing, an of-construction is used.
the girl’s cat
the girls’ toys
the windows of the house
2 Navneord
2.6 Navneord i ejefald
Navneord har også en ejefaldsform. Ejefald betyder, at man ejer noget.
Barnets tøj er snavset.
Ejefald laves ved at sætte endelsen -s på navneordet.
