Possession Link
Possessive
Genitive
Ownership
Possessive pronoun
Whose is it?
core
basic
Relations
Bedeutung
A relation of ownership, belonging, association, kinship, authorship, control, or close connection between participants.
So erkennst Du es
Ask who something belongs to or is connected with.
Beispiele
Wörter
my|your|Peter's|of|own
Ausdrücke
my book|Anna's car|the roof of the house
Satz
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?
Sprachansicht
In deiner Sprache
German (standard)
Ausprägung
strong
Bedeutung
Possession uses possessive determiners, genitive forms or von-phrases.
Das ist mein Buch.
That is my book.
In deiner Lernsprache
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Ausprägung
strong
Schwierigkeit
Possession is central through iḍāfa, possessive suffixes, and لــ possession patterns.
كتابُ الطالبِ جديد.
The student’s book is new.
Typische Lernhürde
Learners may misuse the definite article inside iḍāfa or attach suffixes incorrectly.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.