possessive in the PONS Dictionary

possessive Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

he's very possessive towards his wife
veoma je posesivan kada mu je žena u pitanju

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This was probably inspired by the phonological change of the third-person singular possessive suffix from in most environments.
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In standard language, the pronoun "sinun" your is not necessary, but the possessive suffix is.
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The so-called possessive, demonstrative and relative pronouns are no longer considered pronouns.
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Possessive forms include "ngey" your and "pey" her/his.
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Notice how the plural possessor forms are identical to the possessive pronoun forms.
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Some languages use the same word for both the possessive adjective and the matching possessive pronoun.
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However, it is also possible that "malchi" is not a possessive pronoun but genitive case.
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Exorcists believe that yawning can indicate that a demon or possessive spirit is leaving its human host during the course of an exorcism.
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In possessive constructions, food is linked to low-status possession, but not as heavily link to high-status possession.
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Bred to work in packs as well as on their own, they get along well with other dogs and are not overly possessive about anything.
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