0.2.3 Possession Flashcards
Translate to Italian:
my passport
il mio passaporto
my = il mio
la mia
i miei
le mie
In Italian, you need to use the article “the” before any possessive pronoun “my”, “your”, “his”, “her” etc.
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your passport
il tuo passaporto
your = il tuo
la tua
i tuoi
le tue
In Italian, you need to use the article “the” before any possessive pronoun “my”, “your”, “his”, “her” etc.
Translate to Italian:
his dog
il suo cane
his = il suo
la sua
i suoi
le sue
In Italian, you need to use the article “the” before any possessive pronoun “my”, “your”, “his”, “her” etc.
Translate to Italian:
her dog
il suo cane
her = il suo
la sua
i suoi
le sue
In Italian, you need to use the article “the” before any possessive pronoun “my”, “your”, “his”, “her” etc.
Possessive pronouns, like adjectives, need to agree with the noun they are describing, not with the person who owns the noun. So suo agrees with the masculine cane, not with “her”.
Translate to Italian:
our cat
il nostro gatto
our = il nostro
la nostra
i nostri
le nostre
In Italian, you need to use the article “the” before any possessive pronoun “my”, “your”, “his”, “her” etc.
Translate to Italian:
their cat
il loro gatto
their = il loro
la loro
i loro
le loro
In Italian, you need to use the article “the” before any possessive pronoun “my”, “your”, “his”, “her” etc.
Translate to Italian:
my house
la mia casa
Possessive pronouns, like adjectives, need to agree with the noun they are describing. So “my” can be any of the following.
il mio
la mia
i miei
le mie
It still means “my” every time! But it has to agree with the noun.
Translate to Italian:
my money
i miei soldi
Possessive pronouns, like adjectives, need to agree with the noun they are describing. So “my” can be any of the following.
il mio
la mia
i miei
le mie
It still means “my” every time! But it has to agree with the noun.
Translate to Italian:
my cars
le mie macchine
Possessive pronouns, like adjectives, need to agree with the noun they are describing. So “my” can be any of the following.
il mio
la mia
i miei
le mie
It still means “my” every time! But it has to agree with the noun.
Translate to Italian:
your house
la tua casa
Possessive pronouns, like adjectives, need to agree with the noun they are describing. So “your” can be any of the following.
il tuo
la tua
i tuoi
le tue
It still means “your” every time! But it has to agree with the noun.
Translate to Italian:
your money
i tuoi soldi
Possessive pronouns, like adjectives, need to agree with the noun they are describing. So “your” can be any of the following.
il tuo
la tua
i tuoi
le tue
It still means “your” every time! But it has to agree with the noun.
Translate to Italian:
your cars
le tue macchine
Possessive pronouns, like adjectives, need to agree with the noun they are describing. So “your” can be any of the following.
il tuo
la tua
i tuoi
le tue
It still means “your” every time! But it has to agree with the noun.
Translate to Italian:
his house
la sua casa
Possessive pronouns, like adjectives, need to agree with the noun they are describing. That means that “his”/”her” is tricky! It doesn’t tell us about the gender of the person, because it has to match the gender of the noun that is owned. So “his”/”her? can be any of the following.
il suo
la sua
i suoi
le sue
It still means “his” or “her” every time! But it has to agree with the noun.
Translate to Italian:
her house
la sua casa
Possessive pronouns, like adjectives, need to agree with the noun they are describing. That means that “his”/”her” is tricky! It doesn’t tell us about the gender of the person, because it has to match the gender of the noun that is owned. So “his”/”her? can be any of the following.
il suo
la sua
i suoi
le sue
It still means “his” or “her” every time! But it has to agree with the noun.
Translate to Italian:
his money
i suoi soldi
Possessive pronouns, like adjectives, need to agree with the noun they are describing. That means that “his”/”her” is tricky! It doesn’t tell us about the gender of the person, because it has to match the gender of the noun that is owned. So “his”/”her? can be any of the following.
il suo
la sua
i suoi
le sue
It still means “his” or “her” every time! But it has to agree with the noun.
_Translate to Italian:
her money
i suoi soldi
Possessive pronouns, like adjectives, need to agree with the noun they are describing. That means that “his”/”her” is tricky! It doesn’t tell us about the gender of the person, because it has to match the gender of the noun that is owned. So “his”/”her? can be any of the following.
il suo
la sua
i suoi
le sue
It still means “his” or “her” every time! But it has to agree with the noun.
Translate to Italian:
his cars
le sue macchine
Possessive pronouns, like adjectives, need to agree with the noun they are describing. That means that “his”/”her” is tricky! It doesn’t tell us about the gender of the person, because it has to match the gender of the noun that is owned. So “his”/”her? can be any of the following.
il suo
la sua
i suoi
le sue
It still means “his” or “her” every time! But it has to agree with the noun.
Translate to Italian:
her cars
le sue macchine
Possessive pronouns, like adjectives, need to agree with the noun they are describing. That means that “his”/”her” is tricky! It doesn’t tell us about the gender of the person, because it has to match the gender of the noun that is owned. So “his”/”her? can be any of the following.
il suo
la sua
i suoi
le sue
It still means “his” or “her” every time! But it has to agree with the noun.
Translate to Italian:
our house
la nostra casa
Possessive pronouns, like adjectives, need to agree with the noun they are describing. So “our” can be any of the following.
il nostro
la nostra
i nostri
le nostre
It still means “our” every time! But it has to agree with the noun.
Translate to Italian:
our money
i nostri soldi
Possessive pronouns, like adjectives, need to agree with the noun they are describing. So “our” can be any of the following.
il nostro
la nostra
i nostri
le nostre
It still means “our” every time! But it has to agree with the noun.
Translate to Italian:
our cars
le nostre macchine
Possessive pronouns, like adjectives, need to agree with the noun they are describing. So “our” can be any of the following.
il nostro
la nostra
i nostri
le nostre
It still means “our” every time! But it has to agree with the noun.
Translate to Italian:
their house
la loro casa
The word loro is an exception to the rules about agreement. It’s much easier to handle because it never changes. (The term for this is invariable.) So you don’t need to worry about the gender of the noun, because loro doesn’t need to agree with anything. It’s always just loro.
Translate to Italian:
their money
i loro soldi
The word loro is an exception to the rules about agreement. It’s much easier to handle because it never changes. (The term for this is invariable.) So you don’t need to worry about the gender of the noun, because loro doesn’t need to agree with anything. It’s always just loro.
Translate to Italian:
their cars
le loro macchine
The word loro is an exception to the rules about agreement. It’s much easier to handle because it never changes. (The term for this is invariable.) So you don’t need to worry about the gender of the noun, because loro doesn’t need to agree with anything. It’s always just loro.
