D01
core
Relations
Possession and parts
Possession Link
Whose is it?
basic
Possessive
Genitive
Ownership
Possessive pronoun
Significado
A relation of ownership, belonging, association, kinship, authorship, control, or close connection between participants.
Como identificar
Ask who something belongs to or is connected with.
Exemplos
Palavras
my|your|Peter's|of|own
Frases
my book|Anna's car|the roof of the house
Frase
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?
Vista por língua
Na tua língua materna
Português
Presença
strong
Importância
Possession uses possessive determiners or de-phrases; possessives and articles interact with gender and number.
Este é o celular do meu irmão.
This is the phone of my brother.
Na tua língua de aprendizagem
Inglês
Presença
strong
Dificuldade
English possession is expressed with possessive determiners, possessive pronouns, 'of', or 's.
This is Anna's book.
Anna's = possession
Dificuldade comum de quem aprende
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.