Why is it that it is la cousine d'Eve and not la cousine a Eve?
(With eve being a name)
Possessive 'De'
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hellokittyvelly67 L.KwizIQ community member
Possessive 'De'
This question relates to:French lesson "Expressing possession in French with "de""
Asked 3 weeks ago
Bonjour,
The lesson quoted is very good -- it explains the preposition de being employed here in a "possession" sense.
Bonne journée
Jim
Bonjour,
The preposition "à" only indicates possession when used with the verb "être" (meaning to belong to):
Cette maison est à Eve. = This house belongs to Eve.
La maison d'Eve est belle. = Eve's house is beautiful.
I hope this is helpful.
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