The Spanish preposition de  



Gramática - Rápida
The Spanish preposition "de" often means "of" or "from".

"de" can be used to indicate possession.

Example:
Tengo el sombrero de Eduardo. - I have Eduardo's hat.

"de" can be used to indicate the origin of a person or thing.

Example:
Isidora es de Guatemala. - Isidora is from Guatemala.

Gramática - Rápida
When "de" and "el" are together in a sentence,
they combine to form "del".

Example:

Tengo el sombrero de el profesor. - I have the professor's hat.

becomes

Tengo el sombrero del profesor. - I have the professor's hat.

and

Tengo la flauta de el colegio. - I have school's flute.

becomes

Tengo la flauta del colegio. - I have school's flute.

Sentences indicating possession
Tengo el auto de Sofia. - I have Sofia's car.
Quiero el carro de María. I want Maria's car.
Queremos la casa de Juan. - We want Juan's house.
Tengo el libro de mi hermano. - I have my brother's book.
Tienen el perro de Elena. - They have Elena's dog.
Quieren el gato de Juan. - They want Juan's cat.
Ella quiere la bolsa de Valeria. - She wants Valery's bag.
Ella tiene la comida de Isabel. - She has Isabel's food.
Nosotros queremos la bicicleta de Pedro. - We want Pedro's bicycle.
Yo tengo la flauta de Víctor. - I have Victor's flute.

Sentences indicating origin
Yo soy de Colombia. - I'm from Colombia.
Miguel Ángel es de Italia. - Miguel Ángel is from Italy.
Catalina es de Nueva York. - Catalina is from New York.
Jávier es de Guatemala. - Javiera is from Guatemala.
Fernando es de México. - Fernando is from Mexico.
Eduardo es de Puerto Rico. - Eduardo is from Puerto Rico.
Ellos son de España. - They are from Spain.
Soy de Buenos Aires. - I am from Buenos Aires.
Ella es de Portugal. - She is form Portugal.
Él es de California. - He is form California
Tú eres de Honduras. - You are from Honduras.

Notas para el Tutor

  • The student should learn to make sentences indicating possession and origin.
  • Suggested Homework: The student should make 5 or more sentences with the material presented here.

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