Part-Whole Relation
Partitive
Genitive
Meronymy
What is it part of?
extended
intermediate
Relations
Kahulugan
A relation where one thing is a part, member, ingredient, section, surface, feature, or component of another.
Paano ito matukoy
Ask whether one entity belongs structurally inside another.
Mga halimbawa
Mga salita
roof|hand|page|piece|member
Mga parirala
the roof of the house|a piece of cake|part of the team
Pangungusap
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.
Pagsusuri ayon sa wika
Sa iyong wika
Vietnamese (standard)
Paglitaw
strong
Kahalagahan
Part-whole relations are often simple noun sequences, sometimes with của for clarity or emphasis.
Mái nhà bị hỏng.
roof house passive broken
Sa wikang pinag-aaralan
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Paglitaw
strong
Antas ng hirap
Part-whole relations often use iḍāfa, similar in form to possession.
بابُ البيتِ مفتوح.
The door of the house is open.
Karaniwang hamon ng mag-aaral
Learners may translate every “of” with من instead of using iḍāfa.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.