Part-Whole Relation
Partitive
Genitive
Meronymy
What is it part of?
extended
intermediate
Relations
의미
A relation where one thing is a part, member, ingredient, section, surface, feature, or component of another.
알아보는 방법
Ask whether one entity belongs structurally inside another.
예시
단어
roof|hand|page|piece|member
구문
the roof of the house|a piece of cake|part of the team
문장
The roof of the house is red.
Visual guide
Basic shape
WHOLE └─ PART / member house └─ roof team └─ member Ask: part of what?
Compare shape
Same relation, different forms: English: roof of the house Genitive: house-GEN roof Compound: house-roof Partitive: piece of cake Not just ownership.
언어별 보기
모국어에서는
Korean (South Korean standard)
드러나는 정도
strong
중요도
Part-whole relations use noun sequences or 의, depending on clarity and style.
자동차의 문이 열렸어요.
The car's door opened.
학습 언어에서는
Vietnamese (standard)
드러나는 정도
strong
난이도
Part-whole relations are often simple noun sequences, sometimes with của for clarity or emphasis.
Mái nhà bị hỏng.
roof house passive broken
자주 하는 실수
Learners may translate every of with của even when a noun sequence is natural.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.