D01
core
Relations
Possession and parts
Possession Link
Whose is it?
basic
Possessive
Genitive
Ownership
Possessive pronoun
משמעות
A relation of ownership, belonging, association, kinship, authorship, control, or close connection between participants.
איך לזהות
Ask who something belongs to or is connected with.
דוגמאות
מילים
my|your|Peter's|of|own
צירופים
my book|Anna's car|the roof of the house
משפט
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?
תצוגת שפה
בשפת האם
אנגלית
נוכחות
strong
חשיבות
English possession is expressed with possessive determiners, possessive pronouns, 'of', or 's.
This is Anna's book.
Anna's = possession
בשפה הנלמדת
ספרדית
נוכחות
strong
רמת קושי
Possession is expressed with possessives and de-phrases; possessives agree with the possessed noun.
mi casa, la casa de Ana, el mío
my house, Ana's house, mine
אתגר נפוץ בלמידה
Learners may confuse su meanings or forget agreement in mío/mía/míos/mías.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.