Possessive pronouns

Possessive pronouns indicate possession and they replace the noun:

– La mia auto è verde. – La mia invece è rossa (= la mia auto è rossa).

–My car is green. –Whereas mine is red (= my car is red).

Non trovo il mio telefono, mi presti il tuo? (= il tuo telefono).

I can't find my phone; can I borrow yours? (= your phone).

Like possessive adjectives, possessive pronouns have to agree in gender and number with the noun they are replacing.

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ioil miola miai mieile mie
tuil tuola tuai tuoile tue
lui/lei/Leiil suola suai suoile sue
noiil nostrola nostrai nostrile nostre
voiil vostrola vostrai vostrile vostre
loroil lorola loroi lorole loro

– Quale casa utilizziamo per fare la festa? – La sua. (= la sua casa).

–Which house shall we use for the party? –Yours. (= your house).

Ho visto il mio collega, tu hai già visto il tuo? (= il tuo collega).

I've seen my colleague; have you seen yours yet? (= your colleague).

Note: the possessive pronouns (= mine, yours, etc.) are the same as the possessive adjectives (= my, your, etc.) in Italian, but we always use the article (il, la, etc.) with possessive pronouns, with no exceptions.

 Mia mamma ha 54 anni; quanti anni ha la tua?

My mom is 54 years old; how old is yours?

 Mio fratello è quello con la giacca blu, qual è il tuo

My brother is the one with the blue jacket; which one is yours?


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