1. Possession using DE

2. Possession means “ownership”

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

4. 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’

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

6. 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.

7. 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 _____________________________