D01
core
Relations
Possession and parts
Possession Link
Whose is it?
basic
Possessive
Genitive
Ownership
Possessive pronoun
Maana
A relation of ownership, belonging, association, kinship, authorship, control, or close connection between participants.
Jinsi ya kuitambua
Ask who something belongs to or is connected with.
Mifano
Maneno
my|your|Peter's|of|own
Virai
my book|Anna's car|the roof of the house
Sentensi
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?
Mtazamo wa lugha
Katika lugha yako ya kwanza
Kiingereza
Uwepo
strong
Umuhimu
English possession is expressed with possessive determiners, possessive pronouns, 'of', or 's.
This is Anna's book.
Anna's = possession
Katika lugha unayojifunza
Kihispania
Uwepo
strong
Ugumu
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
Changamoto ya kawaida kwa wanaojifunza
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.