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Possessive expressed with nouns

So, the important thing to remember is to state the object possessed first, then work on the descriptive words, and these descriptive words may include color, size, age, or another possessive. (Check out the Vocabulary section for other rules on order with descriptive words.)

Juan's sister ------ think, "sister" first, then work on whose sister
uncle's car ------- think, "car" first, then work on whose car and what about it;
María's book ------think, "book" first, then work on whose book;
Ana's house ------ think, "house" first, then work on whose house.

In the following English possessives, which is the word that will be stated first in Spanish?
Carla's pencil
Felix's cat
Elvira's computer
Ivan's wife

Right:
Carla's pencil - el lápiz de Carla
Felix's cat - el gato de Felix
Elvira's computer - la computadora de Elvira
Ivan's wife - la esposa de Ivan

Remember how it is literally translate?

Carla's pencil - el lápiz de Carla

Felix's cat - el gato de Felix
Elvira's computer - la computadora de Elvira
Ivan's wife - la esposa de Ivan

 

 

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