Possession Link
Possessive
Genitive
Ownership
Possessive pronoun
Whose is it?
core
basic
Relations
Significato
A relation of ownership, belonging, association, kinship, authorship, control, or close connection between participants.
Come riconoscerlo
Ask who something belongs to or is connected with.
Esempi
Parole
my|your|Peter's|of|own
Frasi brevi
my book|Anna's car|the roof of the house
Frase
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?
Panoramica per lingua
Nella tua lingua
Italian (standard)
Presenza
strong
Importanza
Possession uses di phrases or possessives, often with articles.
Questo è il telefono di mio fratello.
This is my brother’s phone.
Nella lingua che studi
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Presenza
strong
Difficoltà
Possession is central through iḍāfa, possessive suffixes, and لــ possession patterns.
كتابُ الطالبِ جديد.
The student’s book is new.
Difficoltà tipica di chi impara
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.