Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Italian Possessive Adjectives - Aggettivi Possessivi
Possessive adjectives are those that indicate possession or ownership. They correspond to the English my, your, his, her, its, our, and their. The Italian possessive adjectives are also preceded byà definite articlesà and agree in gender and number with the noun possessed, not with the possessor. The table below provides a chart of possessive adjectives (aggettivi possessivi) in Italian. ITALIAN POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES ENGLISH MASCULINE SINGULAR FEMININE SINGULAR MASCULINE PLURAL FEMININE PLURAL my il mio la mia i miei le mie your (oftu) il tuo la tua i tuoi le tue your (ofLei) il Suo la Sua i Suoi le Sue his, her, its il suo la sua i suoi le sue our il nostro la nostra i nostri le nostre your (ofvoi) il vostro la vostra i vostri le vostre your (ofLoro) il Loro la Loro i Loro le Loro their il loro la loro i loro le loro As a rule, the Italian possessive adjectives are preceded by definite articles: la mia camiciaà (my shirt)il nostro amicoà (our friend)i vostro vicinià (your neighbor)i suoi librià (his/her books) One exception is made for idiomatic phrases such as these: a casa miaà (my house)à ¨colpa suaà (its his/her fault)à ¨ merito tuoà (its your merit)piacere mioà (my pleasure)
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