D01
core
Relations
Possession and parts
Possession Link
Whose is it?
basic
Possessive
Genitive
Ownership
Possessive pronoun
Sens
A relation of ownership, belonging, association, kinship, authorship, control, or close connection between participants.
Cum îl recunoști
Ask who something belongs to or is connected with.
Exemple
Cuvinte
my|your|Peter's|of|own
Expresii
my book|Anna's car|the roof of the house
Propoziție
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?
Analiză pe limbă
În limba maternă
Engleză
Prezență
strong
Importanță
English possession is expressed with possessive determiners, possessive pronouns, 'of', or 's.
This is Anna's book.
Anna's = possession
În limba pe care o înveți
Spaniolă
Prezență
strong
Dificultate
Possession is expressed with possessives and de-phrases; possessives agree with the possessed noun.
mi casa, la casa de Ana, el mío
my house, Ana's house, mine
Dificultate frecventă pentru cursanți
Learners may confuse su meanings or forget agreement in mío/mía/míos/mías.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.