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English
It has been requested that this entry be merged with -'s (+ ) .
Etymology
Contractions of various words ending in s .
Pronunciation
( after voiceless consonants except /s/ , /ʃ/ , /t͡ʃ/ ) enPR : s , IPA (key ) : /s/
( after a sibilant or affricate )
( elsewhere ) enPR : z , IPA (key ) : /z/
Homophone : -s
Verb
’s (clitic )
Contraction of is .
The dog’s running after me!
Contraction of has .
The dog’s been chasing the mail carrier again.
( proscribed , dialectal , Southern US ) Contraction of was .
It’s a beautiful day yesterday so I’s at the park.
( informal ) Contraction of does ( used only with the auxiliary meaning of does and only after interrogative words ) .
What’s he do for a living?
What’s it say?
How’s it work?
Where’s the n in Javanese come from?
See also
Pronoun
’s (clitic )
Contraction of us ( found in the formula let’s which is used to form first-person plural imperatives ) .
What are you guys waiting for? Let’s go!
c. 1610–1611 (date written) , William Shakespeare , “The Winters Tale ”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio ), London: Isaac Iaggard , and Ed Blount , published 1623 , →OCLC , , page 277 , column 2:Wee'le part the time betweene' s then: and in that Ile no gaine-ſaying.
Determiner
’s
( poetic ) Contraction of his .
Duncan’s in ’s grave
Conjunction
’s
( UK , dialect ) Contraction of as ( when it is (nonstandardly) used as a relative conjunction, or like a relative pronoun, meaning "that" ) .
All’s he wanted was to go home.
Adverb
’s (not comparable )
( UK , dialect ) Contraction of as .
1922 , E. F. Benson, Negotium Perambulans :He takes his bottle of whisky a day and gets drunk’s a lord in the evening.
Bavarian
Etymology 1
Unstressed form of des .
Pronoun
's
it ( nominative and accusative )
this , that
See also
Bavarian personal pronouns
Article
's n
the
See also
Bavarian articles
m
n
f
pl
stressed
unstressed
stressed
unstressed
stressed
unstressed
stressed
unstressed
definite
nominative
der , da
—
das , es , des
's
de
d'
de
d'
accusative
en , den
'n
dative
em , dem
'm
em , dem
'm
der , da
—
genitive1
des
des
der , da
der , da
indefinite
nominative
a
—
a
—
a
—
accusative
an
'n
dative
am
'm
am
'm
a , ana
'na
1 ) higher, formal register
Etymology 2
Unstressed form of se .
Pronoun
's
she
they , them
See also
Bavarian personal pronouns
Catalan
Pronoun
's
Contraction of se .
Usage notes
's is the reduced (reduïda ) form of the pronoun. It is used after verbs ending with a vowel .
Si us plau, calmi's . ― Please calm down.
Declension
Catalan personal pronouns and clitics
strong/subject
weak (direct object)
weak (indirect object)
possessive
singular
proclitic
enclitic
proclitic
enclitic
1st person
jo , mi 3
em , m’
-me , ’m
em , m’
-me , ’m
meu
1st person majestic 1
nós
ens
-nos , ’ns
ens
-nos , ’ns
nostre
2nd person
tu
et , t’
-te , ’t
et , t’
-te , ’t
teu
2nd person formal 1
vós
us
-vos , -us
us
-vos , -us
vostre
2nd person very formal 2
vostè
el , l’
-lo , ’l
li
-li
seu
3rd person masculine
ell
el , l’
-lo , ’l
li
-li
seu
3rd person feminine
ella
la , l’ 4
-la
li
-li
seu
3rd person neuter
ho
-ho
li
-li
seu
3rd person reflexive
si
es , s’
-se , ’s
es , s’
-se , ’s
seu
plural
1st person
nosaltres
ens
-nos , ’ns
ens
-nos , ’ns
nostre
2nd person
vosaltres
us
-vos , -us
us
-vos , -us
vostre
2nd person formal 2
vostès
els
-los , ’ls
els
-los , ’ls
seu
3rd person masculine
ells
els
-los , ’ls
els
-los , ’ls
seu
3rd person feminine
elles
les
-les
els
-los , ’ls
seu
3rd person reflexive
si
es , s’
-se , ’s
es , s’
-se , ’s
seu
adverbial
ablative /genitive
en , n’
-ne , ’n
locative
hi
-hi
1) Behaves grammatically as plural.2) Behaves grammatically as third person.
3) Only as object of a preposition.4) Not before unstressed (h)i-, (h)u-.
Cimbrian
Etymology 1
Article
's
( Sette Comuni ) the ; definite article for two declensions :
nominative singular neuter
accusative singular neuter
See also
Etymology 2
Pronoun
's
( Sette Comuni ) Alternative form of es ( “ it ” )
References
“'s” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974 ) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini , 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
Dutch
Etymology 1
A clitic form of des , the genitive of the masculine and neuter singular articles de and het .
Pronunciation
Article
’s
Contraction of des .
’s Konings baard ruikt naar uiensoep. ― The king's beard smells like onion soup.
’s morgens ― in the morning
’s werelds beste reisbestemming ― the world’s best travel destination
’s werelds mooiste zeereis ― the world’s most beautiful sea voyage
Usage notes
As ’s is still conceptualized as a contraction of des , it is never capitalised, even before a proper noun or at the start of sentences. Instead, the following word is capitalised, as in 's Morgens regent het ("It rains in the morning").
Now hardly used, except in certain cases:
In genitive absolute phrases: ’s ochtends , ’s morgens , ’s middags , ’s avonds , ’s nachts , ’s zomers , and ’s winters .
In other set phrases, such as placenames: ’s Hertogenbosch , ’s Gravenhage , and ’s-Heerenberg .
With locations or entities when forming superlative phrases: ’s werelds beste kok ("the world's finest cook"), ’s lands mooiste dorp ("the country's most beautiful village").
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Adverb
's
Clipping of eens .
German
Article
’s
( chiefly colloquial or poetic ) Contraction of das .
Pronoun
’s
( chiefly colloquial or poetic ) Contraction of es .
( chiefly colloquial or poetic ) Contraction of das .
Verb
’s
( colloquial ) Contraction of ist .
Synonym: is'
See also
Irish
Conjunction
’s
Contraction of is ( “ and ” ) .
Particle
’s
Contraction of is ( “ is ” ) .
Noun
’s
Contraction of a fhios ( “ knowledge of it ” ) : only used in tá’s ag and similar constructions
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
Verb
's
Contraction of is ( “ is ” ) .
Conjunction
's
Contraction of is ( “ and ” ) .
References