Difference between revisions of "Of"
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N1 of N2 vs. N2 N1 | N1 of N2 vs. N2 N1 | ||
| − | *school of music | + | *school of music // music school |
| − | * | + | *a friend of mine // my friend |
*the ace of spades // *the king of white | *the ace of spades // *the king of white | ||
*the spade ace // the white king | *the spade ace // the white king | ||
| + | *left of center ≠ center left | ||
| + | ==partitive== | ||
| − | + | *part of the picture | |
| + | *a piece of the pie | ||
| + | *made up of visible and other, darker matters | ||
| + | == | ||
| + | *a hell of a problem | ||
[[Category:100-en]] | [[Category:100-en]] | ||
Revision as of 17:55, 20 January 2013
preposition, rarely particle, NP junctor
often marks a possessor, a filiation, a larger ensemble
- That car of hers is a real mess.
- That kid of his is a real mess.
- That part of the house is a real mess.
etymology
from off
translation
Most often, de
NP junctor
N1 of N2 vs. N2 N1
- school of music // music school
- a friend of mine // my friend
- the ace of spades // *the king of white
- the spade ace // the white king
- left of center ≠ center left
partitive
- part of the picture
- a piece of the pie
- made up of visible and other, darker matters
==
- a hell of a problem
