Possession Link
Possessive
Genitive
Ownership
Possessive pronoun
Whose is it?
core
basic
Relations
Znaczenie
A relation of ownership, belonging, association, kinship, authorship, control, or close connection between participants.
Jak to rozpoznać
Ask who something belongs to or is connected with.
Przykłady
Słowa
my|your|Peter's|of|own
Zwroty
my book|Anna's car|the roof of the house
Zdanie
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?
Widok językowy
W języku ojczystym
Polish (standard)
Występowanie
strong
Znaczenie
Possession is mainly genitive or possessive pronouns/adjectives.
To jest książka Anny.
This is book Anna-GEN.
W języku docelowym
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Występowanie
strong
Trudność
Possession is central through iḍāfa, possessive suffixes, and لــ possession patterns.
كتابُ الطالبِ جديد.
The student’s book is new.
Typowa trudność uczących się
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.