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*Quality e.g. Day of wrath (vēdro tubis) | *Quality e.g. Day of wrath (vēdro tubis) | ||
Quite simply, a word in the genitive case is translated with the preposition "of". Note that High Valyrian does not have a separate form for the possessive genitive (''Jon's dog'' vs ''The dog of Jon''), as English does. A word in the genitive case showing possession can be translated either way | Quite simply, a word in the genitive case is translated with the preposition "of". Note that High Valyrian does not have a separate form for the possessive genitive (''Jon's dog'' vs ''The dog of Jon''), as English does. A word in the genitive case showing possession can be translated either way. | ||
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The Genitive
The genitive case is a descriptive case. The genitive case describes the following features of the described noun:
- Possession e.g. The dragon of Daenerys or Daenerys' dragon (Daenero zaldrīzes)
- Titles e.g. High Priestess (Eglio Vokto)
- Relation e.g. A thing of beauty (mirro gevivī)
*Quantity e.g. A gallon of water
- Quality e.g. Day of wrath (vēdro tubis)
Quite simply, a word in the genitive case is translated with the preposition "of". Note that High Valyrian does not have a separate form for the possessive genitive (Jon's dog vs The dog of Jon), as English does. A word in the genitive case showing possession can be translated either way.