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Oggi In Italia - Lezione 2 - Study Material - Aggettivi possessivi
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Rule 1 | The preposition di + a noun is used to express possession or relationship. |
| Rule 2 | Possessive adjectives are also used to express possession. The Italian possessive adjectives [mio,tuo,suo,nostro,vostro,loro] are almost always preceded by a definite article. The article and the poss/adj agree in gender/number with the thing possessed. |
| Rule 2 Exception | Loro is an exeception. |
| Rule 3 | Forms of the possessive adjective. |
| mio | my - masculine singular. |
| tuo | your - masculine singular. |
| suo | his/her - masculine singular. |
| nostro | our - masculine singular. |
| vostro | your - masculine singular. |
| loro | their - masculine singular. |
| miei | my - masculine plural. |
| tuoi | your - masculine plural. |
| suoi | his/her - masculine plural. |
| nostri | our - masculine plural. |
| vostri | your - masculine plural. |
| loro | their - masculine plural. |
| mia | my - feminine singular. |
| tua | your - feminine singular. |
| sua | his/her - feminine singular. |
| nostra | our - feminine singular. |
| vostra | your - feminine singular. |
| loro | their - feminine singular. |
| mie | my - feminine plural. |
| tue | your - feminine plural. |
| sue | his/her - feminine plural. |
| nostre | our - feminine plural. |
| vostre | your - feminine plural. |
| loro | their - feminine plural. |
| Rule 3 Note | Note that, unlike English, Italian does not specify the gender of the possessor. |
| Rule 4 | A possessive adjective referring to a relative is not preceded by a definite article when it occurs before a singular, unmodified noun. |
| Rule 4 Exception | Plural nouns and nouns mamma, papà, and babbo always take a definite article, as does loro + noun. |