apostrophe
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/əˈpɑːstrəfi/
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/əˈpɒstrəfi/
A punctuation mark (') used to show that letters or numbers are missing, like in 'she's' for 'she is'.
In the word 'can't', the apostrophe shows that the letter 'n' and 'o' are missing from 'cannot'.
단어 'can't'에서 아포스트로피는 'cannot'에서 문자 'n'과 'o'가 생략되었음을 나타냅니다.
A punctuation mark (') used to show ownership, like in 'Sam's book' meaning the book belongs to Sam.
The apostrophe in 'the dog's toy' shows that the toy belongs to the dog.
'the dog's toy'의 아포스트로피는 장난감이 개의 소유물임을 나타냅니다.
A punctuation mark (') used to make letters or numbers plural, like in 'mind your p's and q's'.
Use an apostrophe when writing 'the 1990's' to show it means the years from 1990 to 1999.
'the 1990's'를 쓸 때 아포스트로피를 사용하여 1990년부터 1999년까지의 기간을 의미함을 나타냅니다.