Here are some ways Spanish handles what English would use apostrophes for:
* Contractions: Spanish doesn't contract words like English does (e.g., "I'm", "it's"). Instead, they use the full forms ("yo soy," "él es").
* Possessive adjectives: Spanish uses possessive adjectives (e.g., "mi," "tu," "su") instead of apostrophes (e.g., "my," "your," "her").
* Plurals: Spanish uses an "s" for plurals, not an apostrophe (e.g., "libros," "perros").
However, there are a few exceptions:
* Foreign words: Some foreign words adopted into Spanish may retain their apostrophes, such as "café" or "d'oh!"
* Quoting: Apostrophes are used in Spanish when quoting someone, but this is a case of punctuation, not replacing an apostrophe function.
So, while Spanish doesn't use apostrophes for the same purposes as English, they do have some uses in specific contexts.