Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

possessive pronoun

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables
pos-ses-sive pro-noun
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pronoun which expresses possession.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

possessive pronouns (plural)

Phrases

determinative possessive pronoun independent possessive pronoun possessive adjective possessive determiner possessive suffix

Frequently Paired Words

determiner possessive adjective possessive determiner possessive suffix

Synonyms

possessive pronoun

Questions

What does possessive pronoun mean?
A pronoun which expresses possession.

How to pronounce possessive pronoun

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