Possession Link
Possessive
Genitive
Ownership
Possessive pronoun
Whose is it?
core
basic
Relations
Meaning
A relation of ownership, belonging, association, kinship, authorship, control, or close connection between participants.
How to spot it
Ask who something belongs to or is connected with.
Examples
Words
my|your|Peter's|of|own
Phrases
my book|Anna's car|the roof of the house
Sentence
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?
Language View
In your language
English (US default)
Presence
strong
Importance
English possession is expressed with possessive determiners, possessive pronouns, 'of', or 's.
This is Anna's book.
Anna's = possession
In learning language
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Presence
strong
Difficulty
Possession is central through iḍāfa, possessive suffixes, and لــ possession patterns.
كتابُ الطالبِ جديد.
The student’s book is new.
Typical learner issue
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.