In Afrikaans grammar, possessive nouns indicate ownership or possession by one noun over another. These nouns in Afrikaans usually have a preceding “se”, which generally means “of” or functions as an apostrophe-s, e.g., “Jannie se boek” (Jannie’s book). Unlike English, the possessive noun in Afrikaans doesn’t change its form based on the number or gender. Possessive nouns can be used with people, animals, and objects in the Afrikaans language.