Part-Whole Relation
Partitive
Genitive
Meronymy
What is it part of?
extended
intermediate
Relations
Ý nghĩa
A relation where one thing is a part, member, ingredient, section, surface, feature, or component of another.
Cách nhận biết
Ask whether one entity belongs structurally inside another.
Ví dụ
Từ
roof|hand|page|piece|member
Cụm từ
the roof of the house|a piece of cake|part of the team
Câu
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.
Góc nhìn theo ngôn ngữ
Trong ngôn ngữ của Bạn
Vietnamese (standard)
Mức độ thể hiện
strong
Tầm quan trọng
Part-whole relations are often simple noun sequences, sometimes with của for clarity or emphasis.
Mái nhà bị hỏng.
roof house passive broken
Trong ngôn ngữ đang học
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Mức độ thể hiện
strong
Độ khó
Part-whole relations often use iḍāfa, similar in form to possession.
بابُ البيتِ مفتوح.
The door of the house is open.
Vấn đề thường gặp của người học
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.