2.1.5.1. Possessives

The possessive predicate have (which has the same form as the existential there_is) takes two arguments, the possessor subject and the possessed object.

 

have

 

ix1 car two have.

โ€˜I have two cars.โ€™

(http://tidsozluk.net/tr/Var?d=0007)

 

The possessive pronoun, poss, can also function as a predicate.

 

poss3

 

โ€ฆ car registration wifea poss3a

โ€˜The car belongs to my wife.โ€™

(http://tidsozluk.net/tr/Benim?d=0694)

 

The wh-word who is ambiguous between an argument and a predicate and below it functions as a possessive predicate, meaning โ€˜whoseโ€™.

 

you for surprise gift get. house title. deed who, yours.

โ€˜I got a surprise gift for you. The house is whose? Yours.

(http://tidsozluk.net/tr/Senin?d=0407)