Learn Italian: Quella macchina è di Anna.

In Italian, there is no apostrophe-s ('s) to show ownership. Instead, you build the phrase like "the car of Anna." The preposition di means "of," so di Anna shows that the car belongs to her.

Why isn't the preposition combined with an article, like dell'Anna?

When you use di before a person's first name, you do not add a definite article (the word for "the"). It stays as the simple word di plus the name. You only combine di with an article if the owner is a regular noun, like del ragazzo (of the boy).

Why is the word for "that" Quella instead of Quello?

Quella is the feminine form of "that". Because macchina (car) is a feminine noun, the describing word must match its gender. If you were pointing to a masculine noun like libro (book), you would use Quello.

Does macchina mean "machine" or "car"?

It means both! While it literally translates to "machine," macchina is the most common word Italians use for "car" in everyday conversation.