Possession with de Kaylor Productions
For this review you will need a piece of paper and a pencil. Read the English possession phrase. Write down the Spanish equivalent. Check your work! Spelling counts and accents are a part of spelling. Click to the next slide to check your work. If you made a mistake write it three times correctly to cement the correct answer in your mind.
DE = of or from Apostrophe s (‘s) does not exist in Spanish. We cannot say Juan’s libro we must say literally the book of John. When we are implying ownership with a first name we simply use this structure. El libro de Juan la regla de Susanita
De in combination with a definite article. de + elcontracts to become del el libro del profesor Soto all other definite articles remain independent from the preposition de de + la el libro de la profesora Ortega de + los los papeles de los estudiantes de + las las revistas de las chicas
Diego’s pen
el bolígrafo de Diego
Mrs. McNichols’ dictionary
el diccionario de la Sra. McNichols
Teacher’s (m) desk
el escritorio del profesor
The girl’s eraser
el borrador de la chica
Elena’s bookbag
la mochila de Elena
Mr. Salazar’s bookstore
la librería del señor Salazar
The boys’ pencils
los lápices de los chicos
Miss Arellano’s paper
el papel de la señorita Arellano
The school’s windows
las ventanas del colegio
the teacher’s (f) chalkboard
la pizarra de la profesora
the teachers’ (m) clocks
los relojes de los profesores
Jorge’s desk
el pupitre de Jorge
the girls’ scissors
las tijeras de las chicas