Possession Link
Possessive
Genitive
Ownership
Possessive pronoun
Whose is it?
core
basic
Relations
معنی
A relation of ownership, belonging, association, kinship, authorship, control, or close connection between participants.
اسے کیسے پہچانیں
Ask who something belongs to or is connected with.
مثالیں
الفاظ
my|your|Peter's|of|own
فقرے
my book|Anna's car|the roof of the house
جملہ
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?
زبان کا جائزہ
آپ کی زبان میں
Urdu (standard)
موجودگی
strong
اہمیت
Possession commonly uses کا/کی/کے, agreeing with the possessed noun.
یہ علی کی کتاب ہے۔
This Ali of book is.
سیکھی جانے والی زبان میں
Arabic (Modern Standard)
موجودگی
strong
مشکل کی سطح
Possession is central through iḍāfa, possessive suffixes, and لــ possession patterns.
كتابُ الطالبِ جديد.
The student’s book is new.
سیکھنے والوں کا عام مسئلہ
Learners may misuse the definite article inside iḍāfa or attach suffixes incorrectly.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.