Possessions [kepunyaan] 125

possess (OWN)
verb [T] to have or own something, or to have a particular quality:
-mempunyai - ada - memiliki-

.....I don't possess a single DVD (= I don't have even one DVD).
.....In the past the root of this plant was thought to possess magical powers which could cure baldness.


possessed
adjective FORMAL be possessed of sth to own something or have something as a quality:

......He was possessed of a large fortune, but sadly no brains to speak of.


possession
noun
1- [U] when you have or own something:

.....The possession of large amounts of money does not ensure happiness.
.....FORMAL I have in my possession a letter which may be of interest to you. - tahu - ada- mengetahui-memiliki-
....FORMAL He was found in possession of explosives.

2 - [C usually plural] something that you own or that you are carrying with you at any time:
....Please remember to take all your personal possessions with you when you leave the aircraft - harta benda-

3 [C usually plural] the countries that are ruled by another country:
....a former overseas possession - jajahan

4- LEGAL get/take possession of sth
to start to use and control a building or piece of land, whether you own it or not:
.....We've already bought the house but we won't take possession of it until May. - dapat menguasai-

Possessions

There are lots of different ways of talking about possessions or things that belong to you. For example, Alice said 'Tim this one's for you' and Tim said 'Helen here's yours'.


Apostrophes
- tanda [']

We can show that something belongs or is owned by some by using an apostrophe (') plus the letter s:

.....A child's plastic pony.
....It's Bill's house.

......It's the boy's dog. = one boy and one dog
.....They're the boys' dogs. = more than one boy and more than one do


Mine / Yours /His / Hers

We can use these pronouns to show possession:

....Is that Bill's coat?
No, it's mine. = It's my coat.

Is this pen mine or yours? = my pen or your pen
Neither, it's hers. = her pen

..."Whose bag is this?" "It's mine."
...Your son is the same age as mine.
...She's an old friend of mine.

Whose?
It's Molly's pen.

whose
(ASKING ABOUT OWNERSHIP) -pronoun, determinerused especially in questions when asking about which person owns or is responsible for something:

....Whose is this bag?
.....Whose bag is this?


We can also use these pronouns in this way:

.....He's a friend of mine. = my friend
.....She's a colleague of his. = his colleague
.....Mark just phoned to say he'd left his coat behind. Do you know if this is his?
.....That was a great book of yours you lent me. = your book
.....Is this pen yours?
.......Unfortunately my legs aren't as long as yours.
.......I've got something of yours (= that belongs to you).
......Nicky and I both have red hair but hers is lighter than mine.
......I think she's a relation of theirs.
....Here's my car. Where's theirs?

Note: We don't use apostrophes with these pronouns:

It's her's [x] It's hers [x]

They're your's [x] They're yours [/]

It's their's [x] It's theirs [/]


My own / your own / his own / her own


We can use my / your / his / her before own to show that something belongs only to me/you/ her etc and not shared with anyone else:


......This is all my own work. No-one helped me with it.
.......After sharing a flat for years, she was glad to buy her own house.
We shared our first car with my parents-in-law but we've got our own car now.
....It was my own idea.
.....Each student has their own dictionary.
......Petra makes all her own clothes.
"Is that your mum's car?" "No, it's my own (= it belongs to me)."
....I'll have a home of my own (= home belonging only to me) someday.
....Jessica lives on her own.

own
(BELONGING) determiner, pronoun- belonging to or done by a particular person or thing:

.....Each neighbourhood in New York has its own characteristics.
....I'd like to have my very own apartment.
.....He wanted an apartment of his own.
.....She makes all her own clothes.
.....I'm going to be out tonight, so you'll have to get your own dinner (= prepare it yourself).
......Was that your own idea or did someone suggest it to you?
.......You'll have to make up your own mind (= decide by yourself) what you want to do.
......I'd never have believed it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes/heard it with my own ears.
......"Is that your mum's car?" "No, it's my own (= it belongs to me).
....."James Joyce wrote in a style that was all his own (= that was not like that of anyone else).
......We like to take care of our own (= take care of people who are members of our family, or who work for us)

We can also use this structure to talk about things we do by ourselves rather than having someone else do them for you.


...He can't afford to go to the hairdressers so he just cuts his own hair.
.....She's got a sewing machine and makes her own clothes.


Vocabulary

separate
different -adjective - berasingan - lain2- asingkan-
......The art department and the main college are in two separate buildings.
......I try to keep meat separate from other food in the fridge.
......I have my public life and my private life, and as far as possible I try to keep them separate.
.....Three youths have been shot and killed in separate incidents this month.

material
cloth, for example, cotton, nylon or denim,
......How much material will you need to make the skirt? -bahan2
.....What kind of material are you going to use for the curtains?

an apron
something you wear to protect your clothes while you are cooking