Turkish
The Turkish possessive is constructed using two suffixes: a genitive case for the possessor and a possessive suffix for the possessed object. For example:
- Nominative: Kadın ('woman'); ayakkabı ('shoe')
- Genitive: Kadının ayakkabısı ('the woman's shoe')
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