Part-Whole Relation
Partitive
Genitive
Meronymy
What is it part of?
extended
intermediate
Relations
Значение
A relation where one thing is a part, member, ingredient, section, surface, feature, or component of another.
Как распознать
Ask whether one entity belongs structurally inside another.
Примеры
Слова
roof|hand|page|piece|member
Фразы
the roof of the house|a piece of cake|part of the team
Предложение
The roof of the house is red.
Visual guide
Basic shape
WHOLE └─ PART / member house └─ roof team └─ member Ask: part of what?
Compare shape
Same relation, different forms: English: roof of the house Genitive: house-GEN roof Compound: house-roof Partitive: piece of cake Not just ownership.
Разбор по языкам
В вашем языке
Russian
Выраженность
strong
Важность
Part-whole relations are commonly expressed with genitive case.
крыша дома
roof of the house
В изучаемом языке
Vietnamese (standard)
Выраженность
strong
Сложность
Part-whole relations are often simple noun sequences, sometimes with của for clarity or emphasis.
Mái nhà bị hỏng.
roof house passive broken
Типичная трудность
Learners may translate every of with của even when a noun sequence is natural.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.