possessive

possessif

Qui indique à qui quelque chose appartient ou de qui cela provient.

En anglais simple : Showing who owns something, who it belongs to, or where it comes from.

• “Mine” is a possessive pronoun.
• Add an apostrophe to make the noun possessive.
• We practised possessive forms in our English lesson.

Expressions courantes : possessive pronoun, possessive form, possessive adjective

possessif

Qui veut garder quelqu’un ou quelque chose pour soi et le contrôler, sans le partager.

En anglais simple : Wanting to keep someone or something for yourself and control them rather than share them.

• Her boyfriend is very possessive.
• He became possessive of his new car.
• Why are you so possessive about your friends?

Comment l'utiliser : possessive of someone/something (He is very possessive of his books.); possessive about someone/something (She gets possessive about her closest friends.)

Synonymes : controlling, jealous

Expressions courantes : possessive partner, possessive of someone, possessive about something