3.7 Possessive -s
Use of -s to show ownership
Ownership can also be expressed by adding a -s to a proper name or a noun. One can use the genitive -s for definite and indefinite noun owners, and for singular and plural.
The object possessed comes after the genitive, and is in the indefinite form.
The genitive -s is more common in writing than in speech.
NB! No apostrophe is used before the genitive -s.
Examples: |
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| Karens bok | = boka til Karen | (Karen’s book) |
| foreldrenes hytte | = hytta til foreldrene | (the parents’ cabin) |
| Norges historie | (the history of Norway) | |
| verdens undergang | (the end of the world) |