D01
core
Relations
Possession and parts
Possession Link
Whose is it?
basic
Possessive
Genitive
Ownership
Possessive pronoun
ਅਰਥ
A relation of ownership, belonging, association, kinship, authorship, control, or close connection between participants.
ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਪਛਾਣਣਾ ਹੈ
Ask who something belongs to or is connected with.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
ਸ਼ਬਦ
my|your|Peter's|of|own
ਵਾਕਾਂਸ਼
my book|Anna's car|the roof of the house
ਵਾਕ
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?
ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਝਲਕ
ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਮੂਲ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ)
ਮੌਜੂਦਗੀ
strong
ਮਹੱਤਤਾ
Possession is commonly marked with ਦਾ/ਦੀ/ਦੇ, which agrees with the possessed noun.
ਇਹ ਰਾਮ ਦੀ ਕਿਤਾਬ ਹੈ।
This Ram of book is.
ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਸਿੱਖੀ ਜਾ ਰਹੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ
ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ
ਮੌਜੂਦਗੀ
strong
ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲਤਾ
English possession is expressed with possessive determiners, possessive pronouns, 'of', or 's.
This is Anna's book.
Anna's = possession
ਸਿੱਖਣ ਵਾਲਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਆਮ ਸਮੱਸਿਆ
Learners may confuse my/mine, of-phrases, and apostrophe-s.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.