OggiInItalia.2.Posse Word Scramble
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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, papĂ , and babbo always take a definite article, as does loro + noun. |
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