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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