Possessive Pronouns and Adjectives / Possessive Case

A.
Με μέρη του σώματος:

• Bob twisted her ankle
• He put on his jacket and his hat and he left.

BUT: the + preposition
για κατι που συμβαίνει στο ανθρώπινο σώμα όπως πόνος, χτύπημα, άγγιγμα δηλ. με ρήματα όπως hit, punch, slap, bite, touch, pat, sting...

• She slapped him on the face.
• He has got a pain in the ass.  

B. Possessive Case


a) Humans and animals

's = Bob's dog / dog's plate / cat's plate / man's car men's car (singular and irregular plural)

s' = parents' car / cats' plate (plural)

's = Bob's and Paul's cameras (each boy has a camera)

's = Bob and Paul's camera (the camera belongs to both)

Επίσης:

• A colleague of mine is Greek
• The colleague of mine
• This colleague of mine
• That colleague of mine
• That colleague of Pmela's is Greek

b) Μέρος / Τόπος

• At the chemist's = στου φαρμακοπειού (στο φαρμακείο)

c) Μέτρηση χρόνου / συγκεκριμένο χρόνο

• a year's savings
• two hours' drive
• one hour's drive
• today's news  

d) Αψυχα αντικείμενα ή αφηρημένα ουσιαστικά

• The wheels of the car 
• The prise of freedom 

Note:

• Rome's population/ Population of Rome
• NATO's members / Members of NATO