Açar sözlər: qrammatik kateqoriya, hal kateqoriyası, yiyəlik hal, ümumi hal, oppozisiv, paradiqma


The article deals with the notion of the Category of Case in English. Different definitions put forward by the scientists researching this field in English are analyzed, and it is pointed out that Common Case and Possessive Case are reflected by the opposition of 0/-‘s. After brief information about the history of category of Case in English, the use of morpheme “-‘s” and its peculiarities become focus of attention in the article.

Key words: category, category of case, genitive case, common case, opposition, paradigm