Possession Link
Possessive
Genitive
Ownership
Possessive pronoun
Whose is it?
core
basic
Relations
Význam
A relation of ownership, belonging, association, kinship, authorship, control, or close connection between participants.
Jak to poznat
Ask who something belongs to or is connected with.
Příklady
Slova
my|your|Peter's|of|own
Fráze
my book|Anna's car|the roof of the house
Věta
This is my brother's phone.
Visual guide
Basic shape
possessor ---- link ---- possessed my book Anna car brother phone Question: whose? This is my brother's phone. link = belonging/connection
Compare shape
same possession link, different language shapes: my book pronoun Anna's car genitive/'s roof of house of-phrase house roof word order book-my? possessed form Ask: possessor + possessed?
Pohled podle jazyka
Ve Vašem jazyce
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Výskyt
strong
Důležitost
Possession is central through iḍāfa, possessive suffixes, and لــ possession patterns.
كتابُ الطالبِ جديد.
The student’s book is new.
V jazyce, který se učíte
Bengali (standard)
Výskyt
strong
Obtížnost
Possession is commonly marked by genitive -র/-এর or possessive pronouns before the noun.
এটা আমার বই।
This is my book.
Typická potíž při učení
Learners may use the wrong genitive allomorph after different noun endings.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.