Possessive Adjectives
Defining What Belongs to
Whom
What is a Possessive Adjective?
In Italian, possessive adjectives must agree in
gender and number with the nouns that they
modify.
Possessive adjectives are also sometimes
preceded by a definite article.
Rules regarding article usage
 The definite article is not used before a singular,
unmodified noun referring to a family relationship.
For example: mio fratello
 The definite article is used when the noun is plural.
 The definite article is also used when the noun is
modified by another adjective.
For example: il mio amico americano
 The definite article is also used when the possessive
adjective is loro.
Masculine Forms of Possessive
Adjectives
English
My
Your (fam.)
His
Her
Your (form.)
Our
Your (fam.)
Their
Your (form.)
Singular
il mio
il tuo
il suo
il suo
il Suo
il nostro
il vostro
il loro
il Loro
Plural
i miei
i tuoi
i suoi
i suoi
i Suoi
i nostri
i vostri
i loro
i Loro
Feminine Forms of Possessive
Adjectives
English
Singular
My
Your (fam.)
His
Her
Your (form.)
Our
Your (fam.)
Their
Your (form.)
la
la
la
la
la
la
la
la
la
mia
tua
sua
sua
Sua
nostra
vostra
loro
Loro
Plural
le
le
le
le
le
le
le
le
le
mie
tue
sue
sue
Sue
nostre
vostre
loro
Loro