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"sense": "case used to express direct possession",
"word": "所有格"
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"sense": "case used to express direct possession",
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"sense": "case used to express direct possession",
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"sense": "case used to express direct possession",
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"word": "caso possessivo"
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"sense": "case used to express direct possession",
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"word": "притяжа́тельный паде́ж"
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