D01
core
Relations
Possession and parts
Possession Link
Whose is it?
basic
Possessive
Genitive
Ownership
Possessive pronoun
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 madre
Italiano
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 tua lingua di studio
Inglese
Presenza
strong
Difficoltà
In inglese il possesso si esprime con determinanti possessivi, pronomi possessivi, of oppure apostrofo + s.
This is Anna's book.
Anna's = possesso
Difficoltà tipica di chi impara
Chi studia può confondere my/mine, le frasi con of e la forma con apostrofo + s.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.