Possession Link
Possessive
Genitive
Ownership
Possessive pronoun
Whose is it?
core
basic
Relations
意味
A relation of ownership, belonging, association, kinship, authorship, control, or close connection between participants.
見分け方
Ask who something belongs to or is connected with.
例
単語
my|your|Peter's|of|own
フレーズ
my book|Anna's car|the roof of the house
文
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?
言語別ビュー
母語では
Japanese
表れ方
strong
重要度
Possession is commonly linked with の, and possessive pronouns behave like noun phrases plus の.
これは私の兄の電話です。
This is my older brother’s phone.
学習中の言語では
Arabic (Modern Standard)
表れ方
strong
難易度
Possession is central through iḍāfa, possessive suffixes, and لــ possession patterns.
كتابُ الطالبِ جديد.
The student’s book is new.
よくあるつまずき
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.