Questions & Answers about El calaix de la taula és ple de papers.
Catalan usually expresses this kind of relationship with de: el calaix de la taula = the drawer of the table / the table’s drawer.
English often uses 's, but Catalan normally does not. Using de is the standard, natural way.
Also, a possessive like el seu calaix would usually mean his/her/its/their drawer, so it can be ambiguous. El calaix de la taula clearly tells you which drawer you mean.
Because taula is a feminine noun, so it takes la: la taula.
In Catalan:
- de + el = del
- de + la = de la (no contraction)
So:
- el calaix del despatx = the drawer of the office
- el calaix de la taula = the drawer of the table