How to Say "of the" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “of the” is “del” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
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before a masculine singular noun
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Examples
Es el coche del profesor.
It's the teacher's car.
Vengo del supermercado.
I'm coming from the supermarket.
El color del cielo es azul.
The color of the sky is blue.
The 'de' + 'el' Shortcut
'del' is a mandatory shortcut. Whenever you need to say 'de' (of/from) right before 'el' (the), you must combine them to make 'del'.
Forgetting to Combine
Mistake: “La casa de el hombre.”
Correction: La casa del hombre. Spanish always requires you to merge 'de' and 'el' into 'del'. It's a rule you can't skip!
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