La Posesión (pg. 81) Ways of expressing possession to show that something belongs to someone.
Use of “de” to show possession: El uso de “de”: n de = of, to whom it belongs n de = ‘s in English and it replaces the apostrophe ‘s because it doesn’t exist in Spanish To express possession with de: (de + person(s)) Ex: los libros de Susana = Susan’s books Ex: la casa de Eduardo y Enrique = Eduardo & Enrique’s house Ex: la clase favorita de Ana = Ana’s favorite class n
n De with articles: de + la = los papeles de la chica de + los / las = los libros de los chicos *Contractions: De combines with el to form the contraction del (if used before a masculine noun) Ex: la clase del profesor (de + el profesor = del profesor) Ex: ¿Quién es el director del colegio? Sr. Trummer es el director del colegio. n
n Ahoras: Express to whom it belongs using the possession in Spanish: 1. Jose’s backpack The teacher’s (f) desk The student’s (m) books Anita’s & Marta’s friends Maricela’s favorite class The class’s posters The school’s teachers Pedro’s clothes 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
To state to whom something belongs use SER with “de”: Ex: es with 1 object = it belongs to…. . (Es el libro del profesor) Ex: son with 2 objects = they belong to…. (Son las carpetas de Marcos y Ana) n Questions asking possession: Ex: ¿De quién es la pluma? La pluma es de Miguel Ex: ¿De quién son los libros? Son los libros de Marta y Miguel. n
Practica: ¿De quién es? – Pair work I. Figure out to whom each class item(s) belong: (Ques. & Answ. ) ex: books/Enrique & Lola = ¿De quién son los libros? Los libros son de Enrique y Lola. 1. Pens / Manuel 2. Ruler / Anita 3. Dictionary / profesor Vega 4. Folders / the girls 5. Pencils / Ana & Lupe 6. Computer / the class n
n Translate into Spanish: 1. I have Cristina’s notebook in my backpack. In Mateo’s class there are many students. The markers belong to the teacher (m). Eduardo’s and Enrique’s Spanish class is at 10: 45 am. The boy’s favorite sport is soccer. We need to meet Amanda’s friends at the mall after school today. They need to go to Ana’s & Lucia’s house at 4: 15 pm. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.