3A Possessives

Question 1

my

Answer 1

masc sing: il mio
masc plural: i miei
fem sing: la mia
fem plural: le mie

Question 2

your (sing)

Answer 2

masc sing: il tuo
masc plural: i tuoi
fem sing: la tua
fem plural: le tue

Question 3

his / her / its / Your

Answer 3

masc sing: il suo
masc plural: i suoi
fem sing: la sua
fem plural: le sue

Question 4

our

Answer 4

masc sing: il nostro
masc plural: i nostri
fem sing: la nostra
fem plural: le nostre

Question 5

your (pl)

Answer 5

masc sing: il vostro
masc plural: i vostri
fem sing: la vostra
fem plural: le vostre

Question 6

their

Answer 6

masc sing: il loro
masc plural: i loro
fem sing: la loro
fem plural: le loro

Question 7

Matching gender and number

Answer 7

Pronoun gender / number is matched to possessed thing, not to possessor
…her [libro] …”her” narrows the options to possessive pronouns associated with Lei, lui, lei. The specific one is determined by gender and number of the possessed object (libro > masc, sing)

Question 8

[definitive article] + [possessive adj] with family members

Answer 8

Do not use definite article with noun for a family member if the noun is…
…singular
…unmodified (has no associated modifiers)

However, loro ALWAYS uses the definite article

Question 9

Possession with di

Answer 9

Whereas English uses -‘s, Italian uses:
di + [noun or name]

…where di means “of” or “to belong to”

È di nostro fratello (It belongs to our brother)
È di mia madre (It is my mother’s)

Question 10

Here is the…
Here are the…

Answer 10

ecco il…
(Ecco il quaderno di Sofia.)

ecco i…
(Ecco i quaderni di Sofia.)