"a city gate "and "the gate of the city"

[Fremr]

Hello there,
i came across a thing that i´m not quite sure i understand.
is there any difference between "a city gate "and "the gate of the city" or a "a void staff "and "the staff of the void"? i mean a cant really see any difference and if so it is so small i would say it is meaningless.
thanks for your replies.

 

[jutfrank]

1) Your question does not relate to possessive adjectives.
2) In both of your example pairs, you've used a in one phrase and the in the other. Was that intentional?
3) What is a 'void staff'?
4) It will be far more productive if you give us complete sentences to deal with because we need some context to be able to answer this usefully. You can either ask us about something you've read or heard, or tell us something you want to say.

 

[tedmc]

1. city gate - a gate that is associated with/linked to the city. The noun "city" used as an adjective.

2. gate of the city - a gate that belongs to the city

I'd say the difference is that No. 2 implies a stronger bond/ attribute.

 

[emsr2d2]

Hello. there,

I came across a thing something that I'm not quite sure I understand.

Is there any difference between "a city gate "and "the gate of the city", or a and between "a void staff "and "the staff of the void"?

I mean a I can't really see any difference and, if so there is, it is so small I would say it is meaningless.

Thanks for your replies. Unnecessary. Thank us after we help you, by clicking on the "Thank" button, found by hovering your cursor over the "Like" button.

Please note my corrections above. Remember to always capitalise the word "I" (first person singular pronoun).
As jutfrank said, we need complete sentences to consider.

 

[Fremr]

For example if I say " They broke through the main city gate" And "They broke through the main gate of the city". Is there any significant difference or do they have the same meaning?

 

[Rover_KE]

They mean the same to me.

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Please note that I have changed your thread title, which was completely inappropriate for your thread.

Click here to read about possessive adjectives.

 

[Tdol]

"a void staff "and "the staff of the void"

These mean nothing to me- where did you see them?

 

[jutfrank]

For example if I say " They broke through the main city gate" And "They broke through the main gate of the city". Is there any significant difference or do they have the same meaning?

The difference between the patterns X Y and Y of X is just as much a difference in usage as a difference in meaning, which is why they're often not interchangeable.

In the context of your sentence, both work fine.

 

[Tdol]

People are given freedom of the city not city freedom as an honour.

 

[Glizdka]

Void Staff sounds like an artifact from an RPG game. Perhaps it creates a void at target location that sucks your opponents into it?

 

[Fremr]

These mean nothing to me- where did you see them?

It is an item in a game i often play, it just crossed my mind.