Possession using DE

Possession means “ownership”

In English, we show possession (who owns something) by adding: Apostrophe S (‘S)

In Spanish, we don’t have this (‘s) In Spanish, we don’t have this (‘s). Instead, we can show possession by using the word “de,” which means ‘Of’ or ‘From’

To show possession in SPANISH: Say…. the item , then de, then the person it belongs to.

Ex: John’s dog: The dog of Juan (dog belongs to Juan) El perro de Juan Ex: John’s dog: The dog of Juan (dog belongs to Juan) El perro de Juan. Mariana’s books: Los libros de Mariana. The kids’ dog (belongs to more than 1 kid) El perro de los niños.

The girl’s pencil _________________________ Try these! The girl’s pencil _________________________ The student’s homework __________________________ The woman’s sister _______________________________ The boys’ cats _________________________________ The man’s brother ______________________________ Pedro has Julia’s pen.____________________________________________ The kids are the woman’s cousins _____________________________