Possession Link
Possessive
Genitive
Ownership
Possessive pronoun
Whose is it?
core
basic
Relations
Kahulugan
A relation of ownership, belonging, association, kinship, authorship, control, or close connection between participants.
Paano ito matukoy
Ask who something belongs to or is connected with.
Mga halimbawa
Mga salita
my|your|Peter's|of|own
Mga parirala
my book|Anna's car|the roof of the house
Pangungusap
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?
Pagsusuri ayon sa wika
Sa iyong wika
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Paglitaw
strong
Kahalagahan
Possession is central through iḍāfa, possessive suffixes, and لــ possession patterns.
كتابُ الطالبِ جديد.
The student’s book is new.
Sa wikang pinag-aaralan
Bengali (standard)
Paglitaw
strong
Antas ng hirap
Possession is commonly marked by genitive -র/-এর or possessive pronouns before the noun.
এটা আমার বই।
This is my book.
Karaniwang hamon ng mag-aaral
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.