How do you use il mio?

For example il mio can only be used to refer to a masculine singular noun.

1. Italian possessive pronouns are the same as Italian possessive adjectives.
2. They are masculine or feminine, singular or plural, depending on what they refer to.

How do you use possessives in Italian?

Possessive adjectives

1. Masculine. (Singular) my. mio. your. tuo. his/her/its. suo. our. nostro. your. vostro.
2. feminine. (Singular) my. mia. your. tua. his/her/its. sua. our. nostra. your. vostra.
3. Masculine. (Plural) my. miei. your. tuoi. his/her/its. suoi. our. nostri. your. vostri.
4. feminine. (Plural) my. mie. your. tue. his/her/its. sue. our. nostre. your.

What are the rules of possessive pronouns?

The possessive pronouns are my, our, your, his, her, its, and their. There’s also an “independent” form of each of these pronouns: mine, ours, yours, his, hers, its, and theirs. Possessive pronouns are never spelled with apostrophes. Possessive pronouns simplify constructions that show possession of a noun.

What are the articles in Italian?

In Italian there are four indefinite articles: un, uno, una and un’. Which one you need to choose depends on the gender of the noun it goes with, and the letter the noun starts with.

What are Italian definite articles?

The definite article, in Italian articolo determinativo, is the part of the speech that introduces and defines a noun. While in English The is the only definite article, in Italian there are seven different forms to express the definite article.

Why is there no possessive pronoun for it?

It’s (with an apostrophe) means it is. You don’t put an apostrophe into his, do you? It’s a possessive pronoun. So you don’t use an apostrophe in the possessive its either.

Do possessive pronouns have apostrophes?

2. Do not use an apostrophe in the possessive pronouns its, whose, his, hers, ours, yours, and theirs. The possessive pronoun is whose .

Do Italian nouns always need articles?

You use a definite article in front of most common nouns most always. Generally, in Italian you use more definite articles than in English, though there are some exceptions.

How many possessive pronouns are there?

There are two types: possessive pronouns and possessive determiners….Pronouns: possessive (my, mine, your, yours, etc.)