Using articles with possessive adjectives
Unless you are referring to a family member, the possessive adjective (my, your, etc.) Aggettivi possessivi always requires an article (il, la, etc.) in front of it:
Il mio vicino
my neighbor
Il suo amico
his friend
I nostri mobili
our furniture
When referring to a family member, sometimes we use the article and sometimes we don't:
- We use the article before plural nouns.
Le mie sorelle
my sisters
I miei zii
my uncles
- We don't use the article before singular nouns.
Mio fratello
my brother
Nostro padre
our father
- We do use the article before the adjective loro (their), even in the singular.
La loro suocera
their mother-in-law
Il loro figlio
their son
- We always use the article before altered nouns (nouns to which we have added endings such as -ina, -uccio, etc.)
La mia nonnina
my dear grandma (literally, “my little grandma”)
Il mio fratellino
my little brother
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