reflexive possessive

English

Etymology
Examples
  • He will use his tools. → He will use his own tools.
  • She treats it as her property. → She treats it as her personal property.

From reflexive +‎ possessive.

Noun

reflexive possessive (plural reflexive possessives)

  1. (grammar) An auxiliary grammatical construction in which the object of a clause is stated to be in the possession of the subject; usually as way to clarify, specify or emphasize the overall meaning of the statement.

Usage notes

In English, reflexive possession is usually conveyed by using the word own after a pronoun that refers to the subject: e.g. "her own".

Derived terms
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.