Genetive Nouns Flashcards
TRUE or FALSE:
In Danish, there are many ways to show make a noun genitive (showing ownership)
FALSE:
Adding an “s” to the end of a noun is the only way of forming the genitive (showing ownership)
TRUE or FALSE:
When nouns that end with an “s” (like: gris) or end with an s-sound need to show ownership, an apostrophe is used instead of an extra “s” (like: gris’ mad)
TRUE
mands
[mance]
man’s
mandens
[meh-ins]
the man’s
kvindes
[kveen-uhs]
woman’s
kvindens
[kveens]
the woman’s
bjørnens
[be-yearns]
the bear’s
gris’
[gʁeece]
pig’s
avis’
[aa-veece]
newspaper’s
andens
[anns]
the duck’s
drengs
[dʁangs]
boy’s
piges
[peas]
girl’s
drengens
[dʁang-ince OR dʁang-ins]
the boy’s
pigens
[pee-ins]
the girl’s
kvindernes
[kvee-nah-nuz]
the women’s
mændenes
[men-ih-nuz]
the men’s
mænds
[mens]
men’s
kvinders
[kvee-nuz]
women’s
fiskens
[fisk-ins]
the fish’s
TRUE OR FALSE: One simply adds -s (no apostrophe) to whatever one wishes to put in the genitive (possessive form) .
TRUE:
‘Kvindens æble’ means ‘the woman’s apple’
