Possession Link
Possessive
Genitive
Ownership
Possessive pronoun
Whose is it?
core
basic
Relations
Betydelse
A relation of ownership, belonging, association, kinship, authorship, control, or close connection between participants.
Så känner du igen det
Ask who something belongs to or is connected with.
Exempel
Ord
my|your|Peter's|of|own
Fraser
my book|Anna's car|the roof of the house
Mening
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?
Språkvy
På ditt språk
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Förekomst
strong
Viktighet
Possession is central through iḍāfa, possessive suffixes, and لــ possession patterns.
كتابُ الطالبِ جديد.
The student’s book is new.
På språket du lär dig
Bengali (standard)
Förekomst
strong
Svårighetsgrad
Possession is commonly marked by genitive -র/-এর or possessive pronouns before the noun.
এটা আমার বই।
This is my book.
Vanlig fallgrop
Learners may use the wrong genitive allomorph after different noun endings.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.