Part-Whole Relation
What is it part of?
பொருள்
A relation where one thing is a part, member, ingredient, section, surface, feature, or component of another.
இதைக் கண்டறிவது எப்படி
Ask whether one entity belongs structurally inside another.
எடுத்துக்காட்டுகள்
roof|hand|page|piece|member
the roof of the house|a piece of cake|part of the team
The roof of the house is red.
Visual guide
WHOLE └─ PART / member house └─ roof team └─ member Ask: part of what?
Same relation, different forms: English: roof of the house Genitive: house-GEN roof Compound: house-roof Partitive: piece of cake Not just ownership.
மொழிப் பார்வை
உங்கள் தாய்மொழியில்
English uses of-phrases, possessive forms, and noun compounds for part-whole relations.
The roof of the house is old.
of the house = part-whole relation
நீங்கள் கற்கும் மொழியில்
Part-whole relations are commonly expressed with de and measure/partitive phrases.
la puerta de la casa, una taza de café
the door of the house, a cup of coffee
Learners may translate possessive compounds too literally from English.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.