Personal Possessive Adjective and Pronouns in Italian
This chart covers basic personal possessive adjectives and pronouns| Italian Personal Possessive Adjectives/Pronouns | ||||
| English | Italian Singular/Masculine |
Italian Singular/Feminine |
Italian Plural/Masculine |
Italian Plural/Feminine |
|
Mine Yours His/Hers Ours Yours Theirs |
il mio il tuo il suo il nostro il vostro il loro |
la mia la tua la sua la nostra la vostra la loro |
i miei i tuoi i suoi i nostri i vostri i loro |
le mie le tue le sue le nostre le vostre le loro |
Two things two note about the Italain personal possessive adjective;
1) The are proceeded by whatever definite article the noun possessed requires. (except when referring to family)
2) The must agree in gender and number with the noun they possess. See below;
il mio motorino - (my scooter)
la mia motocicletta - (my motorcycle)
i miei motorini - (my scooters)
le mie motociclette - (my motorcycles)
To make the above possessive adjectives into possessive pronouns, simply omit the noun, example;
il mio - (my scooter)
la mia - (my motorcycle)
i miei - (my scooters)
le mie - (my motorcycles)
Of course, you need the proper context in your conversation to use them as pronouns or your listener may lack any meaningful understanding of what you are saying.
| You can learn more about possessive adjectives in Italian on pages 124 - 130 and more about possessive pronouns on pages 173 & 174 of the book "English Grammar for Students of Italian" by Sergio Adorni and Karen Primorac, copyright 1995. If you do not own this book, don't worry, it is not mandatory that you do. However, it can be very useful in a lot of ways and if you would like to know more about this book and where to buy it, click on the graphic link to the right or simply go to our online bookstore. | You can learn more about the Italian personal possessive adjectives and pronouns and how to use them on pages 98 - 101 (page #'s may vary as I have an older edition) of "Ciao", copyright 1986. If you do not own this book, don't worry, it is not mandatory that you do. However, it can be very useful in a lot of ways and if you would like to know more about this book and where to buy it, click on the graphic link to the right or simply go to our online bookstore. |
