italian possessives presentation
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Simple, concise presentation on Italian possessive adjectives and pronouns, useful for teaching or learning on one's own.TRANSCRIPT
Italian Possessives
Italian Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns
Adjectives are used to describe or give additional information about nouns whereas pronouns are used in place of nouns
Italian Possessives
As in English, Italian possessives express ownership or possession
Usually possessive adjectives precede the nouns they modify and are accompanied by the definite article.
For example:
la mia camicia (my shirt)
Possessive adjectives agree with the gender and number of the noun and are modified accordingly.
La mia camera Il mio libro I miei genitori Le mie amiche
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Il suo, la sua, i suoi, and le sue can refer to either his or her, depending on the gender of the noun not the owner.
For example la sua macchina. The gender of the owner is unknown.
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The definite article is not used with certain informally used singular nouns; usually regarding family members.
Tuo padre Vostra nonna casa Mia
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Loro is a special case. It never changes form and is usually accompanied by the definite article, regardless of the gender and number of the noun it modifies.
For example;
La loro casa I loro genitori
NOTE: the form never changes only the definite article
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The indefinite article is used before the noun to express of mine, of yours, of his/hers, of ours, and of theirs.
For example:
Un mio libro A book of mine
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English uses an apostrophe followed by s after a
noun or name to show ownership. Italian uses di
and [noun or name].
Di chi è il gatto? È di mia sorella. È di Stefano.
Whose cat is it? It’s my sister’s. It’s Stefano’s.
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Italian polite address takes the third person singular, Italian pronouns also take this form.
To distinguish between polite address and third person singular in written form, the first letter of the polite address pronoun is capitalized.
For example; Signora, ecco il Suo caffè
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Examples
Carla's book
His mother
My Father
Our tables