what happens when you see de el in a sentence

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WRONG!!!! The first part of the previous answer is right but the second one ALWAYS becomes "del" (preposition + article)

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I agree "de el" must be always written "del" and yes it means "of the" but it also depends on the sentence

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Daniela Estrada Thanks for the example but the reason is what I said. "De él" is preposition + pronoun and can never be joined in one word "del".
"De el", without "tilde" is preposition + article. It must ALWAYS be joined as "del". Why do I have to repeat myself?

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People would still understand you, it's just that it is proper to write/say "del", which is a Spanish "contraction" of "de" and "the" ("of" and "the").

For feminine objects, you say, "de la". There is no contraction for feminine objects.

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Can you provide an example?

Normally that "de él" would be like "his" or "of him". "De el" without the accent would like "of the".

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"De el" as in "of the" always becomes "del".
"Es de el barrio" (He's from the barrio) becomes "Es del barrio".

"De él" with the accent above the e - which means, "of him" or "his - does not become "del". "Ese perro es de él" (That is his dog) CANNOT become "ese perro es del".