Part-Whole Relation
Partitive
Genitive
Meronymy
What is it part of?
extended
intermediate
Relations
Anlamı
A relation where one thing is a part, member, ingredient, section, surface, feature, or component of another.
Nasıl fark edilir?
Ask whether one entity belongs structurally inside another.
Örnekler
Kelimeler
roof|hand|page|piece|member
İfadeler
the roof of the house|a piece of cake|part of the team
Cümle
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.
Dil görünümü
Dilinizde
Vietnamese (standard)
Belirginlik
strong
Önem
Part-whole relations are often simple noun sequences, sometimes with của for clarity or emphasis.
Mái nhà bị hỏng.
roof house passive broken
Öğrendiğiniz dilde
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Belirginlik
strong
Zorluk
Part-whole relations often use iḍāfa, similar in form to possession.
بابُ البيتِ مفتوح.
The door of the house is open.
Öğrenenlerde yaygın sorun
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.