Meanings
nounpossessive adjective (plural possessive adjectives)
plural possessive adjectives
- An adjective expressing possession.
"My", "its" and "his" are possessive adjectives.
Synonyms: possessive determiner
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn adjective expressing possession.
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Chinese Mandarin 物主形容詞 /物主形容词
- 物主形容詞 /物主形容词possessive determiner
Dutch bezittelijk bijvoeglijk naamwoord, bezittelijk adjectief
- bezittelijk bijvoeglijk naamwoordpossessive determiner
- bezittelijk adjectiefpossessive determiner
Finnish possessiiviadjektiivi
- possessiiviadjektiivipossessive determiner
French adjectif possessif
- adjectif possessifpossessive determiner
German Possessivadjektiv
- Possessivadjektivpossessive determiner
Irish aidiacht shealbhach
- aidiacht shealbhachpossessive determiner
Japanese 所有形容詞
- 所有形容詞 (shoyū keiyōshi)possessive determiner
Korean 소유격 형용사, 소유 한정사
- 소유격 형용사 (soyugyeok hyeong'yongsa)possessive determiner
- 소유 한정사 (soyu hanjeongsa)possessive determiner
Polish przymiotnik dzierżawczy
- przymiotnik dzierżawczypossessive determiner
Romanian adjectiv posesiv
- adjectiv posesivpossessive determiner
Russian притяжа́тельное прилага́тельное
- притяжа́тельное прилага́тельное (pritjažátelʹnoje prilagátelʹnoje)possessive determiner
Slovak privlastňovacie prídavné meno
- privlastňovacie prídavné menopossessive determiner
Spanish adjetivo posesivo
- adjetivo posesivopossessive determiner
Turkish iyelik sıfatı
- iyelik sıfatıpossessive determiner
Ukrainian присві́йний прикме́тник
- присві́йний прикме́тник (prysvíjnyj prykmétnyk)possessive determiner
Welsh ansoddair meddiannol
- ansoddair meddiannolpossessive determiner
Cite this entry
APA
possessive adjective. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/possessive%20adjective
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“possessive adjective.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/possessive%20adjective. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “possessive adjective,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/possessive%20adjective.
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