Part-Whole Relation
Partitive
Genitive
Meronymy
What is it part of?
extended
intermediate
Relations
Bedeutung
A relation where one thing is a part, member, ingredient, section, surface, feature, or component of another.
So erkennst Du es
Ask whether one entity belongs structurally inside another.
Beispiele
Wörter
roof|hand|page|piece|member
Ausdrücke
the roof of the house|a piece of cake|part of the team
Satz
The roof of the house is red.
Visual guide
Basic shape
WHOLE └─ PART / member house └─ roof team └─ member Ask: part of what?
Compare shape
Same relation, different forms: English: roof of the house Genitive: house-GEN roof Compound: house-roof Partitive: piece of cake Not just ownership.
Sprachansicht
In deiner Sprache
German (standard)
Ausprägung
strong
Bedeutung
Part-whole relations use genitive, von-phrases or compounds depending on style.
die Tür des Hauses
the door of the house
In deiner Lernsprache
Vietnamese (standard)
Ausprägung
strong
Schwierigkeit
Part-whole relations are often simple noun sequences, sometimes with của for clarity or emphasis.
Mái nhà bị hỏng.
roof house passive broken
Typische Lernhürde
Learners may translate every of with của even when a noun sequence is natural.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.