Study GuideFrench I–Possession1.Possession Using de1. Using de to Show Possession or RelationshipIn French, the prepositiondemeans“of”and is used to showpossession or relationshipbetweennouns.This is similar to using’sin English.Examples:•les parents de RogerRoger’s parents/the parents of Roger•la voiture de MarieMarie’s car2. Repeating de with Multiple NounsIf a sentence includestwo or more nouns,demust berepeated before each noun.Example:•Ce sont les parents de Roger et de Luc.They are Roger and Luke’s parents.Here,deappears before both names.3. Using d’ Before a VowelWhendecomes before a word that starts with avowel, it becomesd’.Example:•la maison d’AnneAnne’s housePreview Mode
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