P219 Estructura 1 De Quien Es Practice It Upd ❲Must Watch❳

The phrase ¿De quién es? literally translates to “Of whom is it?” but idiomatically means “Whose is it?” The structure breaks down as follows:

When answering, Spanish offers two main routes, both covered in “Estructura 1”:

Crucially, possessive pronouns agree in gender and number with the object owned, not the owner. For example: La mochila es mía (feminine singular) vs. Los libros son míos (masculine plural). p219 estructura 1 de quien es practice it upd

Fix: When the owner is a pronoun (me, you, him), drop de and use mío, tuyo, suyo, etc.

| Question Phrase | Use | |----------------|------| | ¿De quién es…? | Whose is…? (singular item) | | ¿De quién son…? | Whose are…? (plural items) |

Answer formula:
Es / Son + de + [person] + possessive pronoun
or just the possessive pronoun. The phrase ¿De quién es

| Possessive Pronoun | Meaning | |------------------|---------| | (el) mío / (la) mía | mine | | (el) tuyo / (la) tuya | yours (informal) | | (el) suyo / (la) suya | his/hers/yours (formal)/theirs | | (el) nuestro / (la) nuestra | ours | | (el) vuestro / (la) vuestra | yours (plural Spain) |

Here is a mini-quiz to test your updated practice. Write your answers on paper or say them aloud.

Part A: Form the question using ¿De quién/es...? When answering, Spanish offers two main routes, both

Part B: Answer using de + the given owner.

Answers:

This is the #1 updated practice for P219. Imagine you found three items on a desk. Write a short dialogue:

Person A: Hola, encontré un bolígrafo y dos cuadernos. ¿De quién es el bolígrafo? Person B: El bolígrafo es de Carlos. ¿Y los cuadernos? Person A: ¿Los cuadernos? ¿De quiénes son? Person B: Son de Ana y Luis.

Perform this with a study partner or an AI chatbot (ChatGPT voice mode or Google Gemini Live). Ask the AI: "Pretend you lost your items. I will ask ¿De quién es? You answer."