Dutch - Turkish
Definition of 's in Dutch Turkish dictionary
- orası
Dutch - English
Definition of 's in Dutch English dictionary
- posed
English - English
Definition of 's in English English dictionary
- Possessive marker, indicating than an object belongs to the noun phrase bearing the marker
The cat bit the dog with the shaggy fur’s tail and ran. (the dog with the shaggy fur + ’s).
- Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe
Apple’s 50p a pound.
- Contracted form of as in its nonstandard use as a relative pronoun
All’s he wanted was to go home.
- Indicates a purpose or a user
Alex can be a girl’s name.
- In the absence of a specified object, used to indicate “the house/place/establishment of”
I'm nipping to the butcher’s for a steak.
- Contracted form of does
What’s he do for a living?.
- (usage problem) Used to form the plurals of numerals, letters, some abbreviations and some nouns, usually because the omission of an apostrophe would make the meaning unclear or ambiguous
These are the do’s and don’ts. (apostrophe s used as “dos” may be misread).
- Contracted form of has
The dog’s been chasing the mail carrier again.
- are
Where’s the table tennis balls?.
- Contracted form of us found in the formula let’s used to form first-person plural imperatives. Let’s is now considered as a compound
What are you guys waiting for? Let’s go!.
- Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.Truss, Lynn. Eats, Shoots & Leaves. pp. 63–65
- Contracted form of is
The dog’s running after me!.