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The apostrophe "s" has no meaning whatsoever in Spanish, so save yourself the trouble and learn the simple rules provided in this module

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Possessive expressed with nouns

English language makes possession easy - just add apostrophe 's" to the possessor and one instantly knows who owns what

English: She is Juan's sister.

English: I see Juan's older uncle's blue car.

English: Where is María's book?

English: I'm going to Ana's house.

Not so in Spanish: an apostrophe "s" has no meaning whatsoever in Spanish, so save yourself the trouble and learn the simple rules provided in the following pages." "

The primary emphasis in expressing the Spanish possessive is the object possessed (this sounds weird - people aren't possessed….) Spanish possessive adjectives (my, your, his, her, our, your, their) will be described at the end of this module.
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