Apostrof «`s» (ning) (egalikni bildiruvchi ‘s qo’shicmhasi) dan foydalanib, bitta odam / hayvonning biror narsaga egalik qilishi yoki a’zosi ekanligini ko’rsatib beradi.
Robert‘s car Robertning moshinasi.
`s ni It dan keyin otsiz ham sihaltishimiz mumkin.
‘Whose umbrella is this?’ ‘It’s my mother’s.’
Bu soyabon kimniki? Bu mening onamnning.
s’ (larning) dan foydalanib, odamlar / hayvonlarning biror narsaga egalik qilishi yoki a’zosi ekanligini ko’rsatib beradi.
The boys' dogs
O’g’il bolalarning itlari
Of ham ning deb tarjima qilinadi va narsalar va joylarga nisbatan ishlatiladi.
Look at the roof of that building. (not that building’s roof)
Anavi binoning tomiga qarang. (Anavi binoning tomi emas)
We didn’t see the beginning of the film. (not the film’s beginning)
Biz filmning boshlanishini ko’rmaganmiz.(filmning boshlanishi emas)
Exercises 1. Oila daraxtiga qarang. Oiladagi odamlarga qarab gaplarni to’ldiring.
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3 Helen is Brian’s wife.4 James is Sarah’s brother.
5 James is Daniel’s uncle.
6 Sarah is Paul’s wife.
7 Helen is Daniel’s grandmother.
8 Sarah is James’s sister.
9 Paul is Sarah’s husband.
10 Paul is Daniel’s father.
11 Daniel is James’s nephew.
Exercises 2. Rasmlarga qarang va svollarga javob bering. Faqatgina bitta so’z ishlating.
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2 Andy’s 5 Rachel’s3 Dave’s 6 Alice’s
4 Jane’s