Possession Link
Possessive
Genitive
Ownership
Possessive pronoun
Whose is it?
core
basic
Relations
अर्थ
A relation of ownership, belonging, association, kinship, authorship, control, or close connection between participants.
हे कसे ओळखावे
Ask who something belongs to or is connected with.
उदाहरणे
शब्द
my|your|Peter's|of|own
वाक्यांश
my book|Anna's car|the roof of the house
वाक्य
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?
भाषेनुसार आढावा
आपल्या भाषेत
Arabic (Modern Standard)
उपस्थिती
strong
महत्त्व
Possession is central through iḍāfa, possessive suffixes, and لــ possession patterns.
كتابُ الطالبِ جديد.
The student’s book is new.
शिकत असलेल्या भाषेत
Bengali (standard)
उपस्थिती
strong
कठीणता
Possession is commonly marked by genitive -র/-এর or possessive pronouns before the noun.
এটা আমার বই।
This is my book.
शिकणाऱ्यांना येणारी सामान्य अडचण
Learners may use the wrong genitive allomorph after different noun endings.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.