De It means from, of. The word de in Spanish has several uses. One of its uses is to show...

De

• It means from, of.

• The word de in Spanish has several uses.

• One of its uses is to show possession. It is used in place of the apostrophe s (‘s) that we have in English.

• There is not an apostrophe s in Spanish.

Showing possession in English

•My mother’s house.

•Eric’s book•Maria’s sweater•Olga’s shoes

The examples all use an apostrophe s (‘s) to say who the items belong to.

Using de in place of ‘s.

• My mother’s house

• Enrique’s book

• Maria’s sweater

• Olga’s shoes

• La casa de mi madre

• El libro de Enrique

• El suéter de María

• Los zapatos de Olga

How de works

• To show possession in Spanish, use the following construction:– what the person has + de + person

• Ejemplo: El libro + de + Susana. The book of Susana. OR Susana’s book.

Vamos a practicar

• Roberto’s t-shirt

• Rosario’s grandmother

• Manuel’s sister

• Estela’s dress

• La camiseta de Roberto

• La abuela de Rosario

• La hermana de Manuel

• El vestido de Estela

What exactly did we learn today ?

• To show possession• How? Using the word de• What is it equivalent to in English?

– The apostrophe s (‘s)