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 |
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Singular |
Plural |
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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