D01
core
Relations
Possession and parts
Possession Link
Whose is it?
basic
Possessive
Genitive
Ownership
Possessive pronoun
Значення
A relation of ownership, belonging, association, kinship, authorship, control, or close connection between participants.
Як це розпізнати
Ask who something belongs to or is connected with.
Приклади
Слова
my|your|Peter's|of|own
Фрази
my book|Anna's car|the roof of the house
Речення
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?
Мовний огляд
Вашою рідною мовою
Англійська
Вираженість
strong
Важливість
English possession is expressed with possessive determiners, possessive pronouns, 'of', or 's.
This is Anna's book.
Anna's = possession
Мовою, яку Ви вивчаєте
Іспанська
Вираженість
strong
Складність
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
Типова складність у вивченні
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.