Possession Link
Possessive
Genitive
Ownership
Possessive pronoun
Whose is it?
core
basic
Relations
Makna
A relation of ownership, belonging, association, kinship, authorship, control, or close connection between participants.
Cara mengenalinya
Ask who something belongs to or is connected with.
Contoh
Kata
my|your|Peter's|of|own
Frasa
my book|Anna's car|the roof of the house
Kalimat
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?
Tinjauan bahasa
Dalam bahasa Anda
Indonesian (standard)
Kemunculan
strong
Tingkat kepentingan
Possession is commonly noun + possessor, or attached forms like bukuku, bukumu, bukunya.
Ini buku saya.
This book my.
Dalam bahasa yang dipelajari
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Kemunculan
strong
Tingkat kesulitan
Possession is central through iḍāfa, possessive suffixes, and لــ possession patterns.
كتابُ الطالبِ جديد.
The student’s book is new.
Kendala umum pembelajar
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.