No. 203 in Spanish
josé
"José" is a common Spanish given name equivalent to "Joseph" in English.
In a sentence
José está estudiando en la biblioteca.
José is studying in the library.
The word 'José' is used as a proper noun here, functioning directly as the subject of the sentence, which is a common usage for proper names.
Le di el libro a José.
I gave the book to José.
In this sentence, the word 'José' is used as an indirect object preceded by the preposition 'a', which highlights the person who is the recipient of the action.
Esa es la chaqueta de José.
That is José's jacket.
Here, 'José' is used in a possessive construction, indicating ownership of the noun 'chaqueta' (jacket).
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