Such a genitive, denoting the whole of which a part is taken, is called a «partitive genitive».
The quantitative partitive is usually a singular, limiting a neuter singular word denoting amount.
There are two kinds of partitive genitive, the numerical and the quantitative: as, (a.
The partitive genitive denotes a whole of which the limited substantive denotes a part.
Etahi may be considered as corresponding to the partitive article des of the French.
Under this head may be mentioned a partitive sense in which i is sometimes taken; e.
Partitive Numbers The partitive numbers are formed by adding to the cardinals--ca bahin--thus: One part.
The verb TO HAVE in partitive sense, is translated into Bisaya by May, Duna or Aduna, with the person in nominative or genitive case.
The Hiddekel in the depth of its dead season is peculiarly given to this alternatelypartitive presentation.
According as the flux is partitive or total is a single or a dual state produced.
It will be seen that when the direct object is definite it is more likely to serve as subject of a passive predicate (§ 94); hence the disjunctive attribute expressing a direct object has often an indefinite partitive value.
Johnson seems to suppose that the partitive use of these words makes them nouns; as, "They have much of the poetry of Mecænas, but little of his liberality.
In all such expressions, the name of the thing divided, is understood in the partitive word; for a part of any thing must needs be of the same species as the whole.
In the classical languages the partitive power was expressed by the genitive.
The construction is a construction that has grown out of the partitive power of the genitive case; for which case the preposition of, followed by the objective, serves as an equivalent.
The partitivewords that can {384} combine with singular pronouns are comparatively few; viz.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "partitive" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
