Possession Link
Possessive
Genitive
Ownership
Possessive pronoun
Whose is it?
core
basic
Relations
Значение
A relation of ownership, belonging, association, kinship, authorship, control, or close connection between participants.
Как распознать
Ask who something belongs to or is connected with.
Примеры
Слова
my|your|Peter's|of|own
Фразы
my book|Anna's car|the roof of the house
Предложение
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?
Разбор по языкам
В вашем языке
Russian
Выраженность
strong
Важность
Possession uses agreeing possessives or genitive owner phrases.
Это моя книга.
This is my book.
В изучаемом языке
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Выраженность
strong
Сложность
Possession is central through iḍāfa, possessive suffixes, and لــ possession patterns.
كتابُ الطالبِ جديد.
The student’s book is new.
Типичная трудность
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.