D01
core
Relations
Possession and parts
Possession Link
Whose is it?
basic
Possessive
Genitive
Ownership
Possessive pronoun
Ý nghĩa
A relation of ownership, belonging, association, kinship, authorship, control, or close connection between participants.
Cách nhận biết
Ask who something belongs to or is connected with.
Ví dụ
Từ
my|your|Peter's|of|own
Cụm từ
my book|Anna's car|the roof of the house
Câu
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?
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Việt
Mức độ thể hiện
strong
Tầm quan trọng
Possession is commonly marked with của or by noun sequences such as nhà tôi when the relation is clear.
Đây là sách của tôi.
this is book of me
Trong ngôn ngữ Bạn đang học
Anh
Mức độ thể hiện
strong
Độ khó
English possession is expressed with possessive determiners, possessive pronouns, 'of', or 's.
This is Anna's book.
Anna's = possession
Vấn đề thường gặp của người học
Learners may confuse my/mine, of-phrases, and apostrophe-s.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.