Possession Link
Whose is it?
含义
A relation of ownership, belonging, association, kinship, authorship, control, or close connection between participants.
如何识别
Ask who something belongs to or is connected with.
示例
my|your|Peter's|of|own
my book|Anna's car|the roof of the house
This is my brother's phone.
Visual guide
possessor ---- link ---- possessed my book Anna car brother phone Question: whose? This is my brother's phone. link = belonging/connection
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?
语言视角
在母语中
Possession is usually marked with 的 de, though it is often omitted in close relationships and some fixed noun phrases.
这是我的书。
zhè shì wǒ de shū = this is my book
在目标语言中
Possession is central through iḍāfa, possessive suffixes, and لــ possession patterns.
كتابُ الطالبِ جديد.
The student’s book is new.
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.