{"id":953,"date":"2013-05-15T21:05:54","date_gmt":"2013-05-15T19:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/?p=953"},"modified":"2026-05-16T08:23:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T23:23:57","slug":"italian-possessive-adjectives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-possessive-adjectives\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Possessive Adjectives: Mio, Tuo, Suo, Loro (A2)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\ud83d\udd0d <strong>In short.<\/strong> <strong>Italian possessive adjectives<\/strong> (mio, tuo, suo, nostro, vostro, loro) agree with the thing owned, not with the owner, and they normally keep the definite article in front: <em>la mia casa<\/em>, <em>il tuo lavoro<\/em>, <em>i nostri figli<\/em>. The one systematic exception is a singular family noun with an unmodified possessive (<em>mio fratello<\/em>, <em>tua sorella<\/em>), and even that switches off with a plural, with <em>loro<\/em>, with a diminutive, or with any extra adjective. <em>Suo<\/em> covers his, her, and its at once; <em>proprio<\/em> steps in to lock the owner to the subject; <em>loro<\/em> never changes shape. There is no separate &#8220;mine&#8221;: the pronoun is the same word as the adjective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Master the italian possessive adjectives and a big chunk of natural Italian falls into place: family talk, ownership, the article rule that English speakers always miss. This A2 guide covers the full paradigm, the article rule, the kinship exception, suo vs proprio, loro, the pronoun, and the casa mia idiom, with a dialogue and a quiz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-toc-poss\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-toc-h-poss gb-headline-text\" style=\"text-align:center;font-size:24px\">Cosa impareremo oggi<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\ud83d\udc46\ud83c\udffb Jump to section<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#what\">What the possessives do<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#paradigm\">The full paradigm<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#article\">Why Italian keeps the article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#family\">The family exception<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#family-off\">When the exception switches off<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#suo\">Suo: his, her, and its<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#di-lui\">Di lui, di lei: clearing up suo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#proprio\">Proprio: locking the owner<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#un-amico-mio\">Un amico mio: a friend of mine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#loro\">Loro never changes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#pronoun\">No separate &#8220;mine&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#casa-mia\">Casa mia, amore mio<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#cheat-sheet\">Cheat sheet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#mistakes\">Three common mistakes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#dialog\">Dialog: at the registry office<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#faq\">Frequently asked questions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#related\">Related guides<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#quiz\">Quiz<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what\">What the italian possessive adjectives do<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The italian possessive adjectives mark who owns something, like English my, your, his, her, our, their. The twist is that Italian treats them as full adjectives: they match the gender and number of the noun they accompany, and they almost always sit inside a noun phrase that still carries its article. That is why <em>la mia macchina<\/em> is literally &#8220;the my car&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Marco parla con sua madre. Caterina parla con sua madre.<br><em>Marco talks to his mother. Caterina talks to her mother.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>La mia casa \u00e8 in centro a Lucca.<br><em>My house is in the centre of Lucca.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>Look at the first pair: <em>sua<\/em> is identical for Marco and Caterina, because it agrees with <em>madre<\/em> (feminine singular), not with the owner. Once you see that the italian possessive adjectives look down at the noun and never sideways at the person, half of the classic English-speaker mistakes vanish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"paradigm\">The full paradigm: mio, tuo, suo, nostro, vostro, loro<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Six possessives, four shapes each, except <em>loro<\/em> which has only one. Learn this table and the italian possessive adjectives are eighty percent done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table>\n<thead><tr><th>Owner<\/th><th>m. sing.<\/th><th>f. sing.<\/th><th>m. plur.<\/th><th>f. plur.<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td>io<\/td><td>il mio<\/td><td>la mia<\/td><td>i miei<\/td><td>le mie<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>tu<\/td><td>il tuo<\/td><td>la tua<\/td><td>i tuoi<\/td><td>le tue<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>lui\/lei<\/td><td>il suo<\/td><td>la sua<\/td><td>i suoi<\/td><td>le sue<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>noi<\/td><td>il nostro<\/td><td>la nostra<\/td><td>i nostri<\/td><td>le nostre<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>voi<\/td><td>il vostro<\/td><td>la vostra<\/td><td>i vostri<\/td><td>le vostre<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>loro<\/td><td>il loro<\/td><td>la loro<\/td><td>i loro<\/td><td>le loro<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Two small traps in the italian possessive adjectives. The masculine plural of mio, tuo, suo is <em>miei, tuoi, suoi<\/em>, never &#8220;mii, tui, sui&#8221;. And <em>loro<\/em> is flat: the same word for every slot, and it always keeps its article.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-focus-agree\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd0d <strong>Agreement anchor.<\/strong> The italian possessive adjectives agree with the possessed noun, full stop. <em>Il libro di Elena<\/em> becomes <em>il suo libro<\/em> (masculine, because <em>libro<\/em> is masculine, even though Elena is a woman). Train your ear to check the noun, not the owner.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"article\">Why Italian keeps the article: la mia casa, not &#8220;my house&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>English drops the article and says &#8220;my house&#8221;. With the italian possessive adjectives you keep it: <em>la mia casa<\/em>. The order is fixed: article + possessive + noun, and the article agrees with the noun.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Il mio lavoro \u00e8 interessante ma stancante.<br><em>My job is interesting but tiring.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Le mie idee non sono sempre le tue idee.<br><em>My ideas are not always your ideas.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>I nostri colleghi arrivano da Modena ogni luned\u00ec.<br><em>Our colleagues come from Modena every Monday.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>The article is not optional: &#8220;mia casa \u00e8 in centro&#8221; is not how Italians speak; it is <em>la mia casa \u00e8 in centro<\/em>. You only drop it in a short predicative with <em>essere<\/em> (<em>questa penna \u00e8 mia<\/em>), in direct address (<em>amore mio<\/em>), or in the single family exception below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"family\">The family exception: mio fratello, tua sorella<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is the one big carve-out in the italian possessive adjectives system. A singular family noun with an unmodified possessive drops the article entirely.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mio fratello lavora a Modena, mia sorella studia a Pisa.<br><em>My brother works in Modena, my sister studies in Pisa.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Suo padre insegna all&#8217;universit\u00e0, sua madre \u00e8 medico.<br><em>His\/her father teaches at university, his\/her mother is a doctor.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Nostro zio abita a Padova con nostra cugina.<br><em>Our uncle lives in Padova with our cousin.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>No article. Compare: <em>la mia macchina<\/em> keeps the article, but <em>mia macchina<\/em> is wrong. Family is the carved-out zone, and it covers <em>padre, madre, figlio, figlia, fratello, sorella, nonno, nonna, zio, zia, cugino, marito, moglie<\/em> and similar singular terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"family-off\">When the family exception switches off<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The carve-out is narrow. With the italian possessive adjectives, four triggers bring the article straight back, even with family nouns.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Plural: i miei fratelli, le tue sorelle, i suoi zii.<br><em>my brothers, your sisters, his\/her uncles<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Loro as owner: la loro madre, il loro figlio.<br><em>their mother, their son (loro always keeps the article)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>With an adjective: il mio fratello maggiore, la sua cara madre.<br><em>my older brother, his\/her dear mother<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Diminutive or affective suffix: la mia sorellina, il tuo fratellino.<br><em>my little sister, your little brother<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>One soft spot: <em>mamma<\/em> and <em>pap\u00e0<\/em>. Tuscany says <em>la mia mamma<\/em>, <em>il tuo babbo<\/em> with the article; elsewhere <em>mia mamma<\/em>, <em>tuo pap\u00e0<\/em> without it. Both are correct; pick the one your ear settles on and stay consistent.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-task-1\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p>\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Mini-task #1.<\/strong> Article or no article?<\/p>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>___ mia casa \u00e8 vicino alla stazione.<\/li>\n<li>Domani vedo ___ mio fratello.<\/li>\n<li>___ mie sorelle vivono a Padova.<\/li>\n<li>Ti presento ___ mia sorella maggiore.<\/li>\n<li>Pranziamo da ___ loro nonna domenica.<\/li>\n<li>___ tuo zio arriva da Lucca stasera.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<details><summary><strong>\ud83d\udc49 Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>1. La (non-kinship, article) \u00b7 2. no article (singular unmodified kinship) \u00b7 3. Le (plural, article back) \u00b7 4. la (modifying adjective, article back) \u00b7 5. la (loro always takes the article) \u00b7 6. no article (singular unmodified kinship)<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"suo\">Suo is his, her, and its at the same time<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>English splits the third person by the owner&#8217;s gender: his book, her book, its cover. The italian possessive adjectives do not. <em>Suo<\/em> and its four forms agree with the possessed noun and leave the owner unmarked.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pietro ha perso il suo passaporto.<br><em>Pietro lost his passport.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Elena ha perso il suo passaporto.<br><em>Elena lost her passport.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Il cane dorme nella sua cuccia.<br><em>The dog sleeps in its kennel.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>Context tells you who the owner is. When context is not enough, Italian uses a full phrase: <em>il passaporto di Pietro<\/em>, <em>il passaporto di lei<\/em>. The possessive itself stays neutral. One formal twist: capitalised <em>Suo\/Sua<\/em> in polite writing means &#8220;your&#8221;, not his or her: <em>Le invio la Sua conferma<\/em> in an email refers to the reader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"di-lui\">Di lui, di lei: clearing up suo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Because the italian possessive adjectives never show the owner&#8217;s gender, <em>il suo<\/em> can be genuinely ambiguous in a sentence with two people. The cleanest repair is to drop the possessive and add <em>di lui<\/em>, <em>di lei<\/em> or <em>di loro<\/em> after the noun. These phrases pin the owner down without touching the rest of the sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pietro \u00e8 uscito con Elena e sua sorella. (whose sister?)<br><em>Pietro went out with Elena and his\/her sister.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Pietro \u00e8 uscito con Elena e la sorella di lei.<br><em>Pietro went out with Elena and her sister (Elena&#8217;s).<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Ho parlato con Caterina della casa di lui, non della sua.<br><em>I talked to Caterina about his house, not hers.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p><em>Di lui<\/em> and <em>di lei<\/em> normally follow the noun (<em>la madre di lui<\/em>), and they are the everyday written and spoken fix when context alone would leave the italian possessive adjectives unclear. Reserve them for real ambiguity: overusing them where context is already obvious sounds heavy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"proprio\">Proprio: locking the owner to the subject<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When a sentence has two possible owners and <em>suo<\/em> could point to either, Italian reaches for <em>proprio<\/em>. It forces the possessive to refer back to the subject of the clause.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pietro ha visto Matteo con la sua macchina. (whose car? ambiguous)<br><em>Pietro saw Matteo with his car.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Pietro ha visto Matteo con la propria macchina. (Pietro&#8217;s own, unambiguous)<br><em>Pietro saw Matteo with his own car.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Ognuno deve pensare ai propri figli.<br><em>Everyone has to think about their own children.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p><em>Proprio<\/em> has the usual four shapes (proprio, propria, propri, proprie) and behaves like any possessive, including the family rule. It is also obligatory with impersonal subjects like <em>ognuno<\/em>, <em>ciascuno<\/em>, <em>chiunque<\/em>: <em>ciascuno porta i propri documenti<\/em>, never &#8220;i suoi documenti&#8221; there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"un-amico-mio\">Un amico mio: a friend of mine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One more pattern English speakers rarely produce on their own. When the determiner is the indefinite article (or a number, or a quantifier) instead of the definite one, the italian possessive adjectives usually slide after the noun and translate the English &#8220;a &#8230; of mine&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ho incontrato un amico mio al mercato di Lucca.<br><em>I met a friend of mine at the Lucca market.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Una collega tua mi ha chiesto il tuo numero.<br><em>A colleague of yours asked me for your number.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Due cugini suoi vivono a Trieste.<br><em>Two cousins of his\/hers live in Trieste.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>Compare <em>il mio amico<\/em> (&#8220;my friend&#8221;, a specific one) with <em>un amico mio<\/em> (&#8220;a friend of mine&#8221;, one of several). The article rule still drives the italian possessive adjectives here: definite article in front means the known one, indefinite article plus post-nominal possessive means one among many. Keeping the two apart is what makes this sound native.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"loro\">Loro never changes shape<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the italian possessive adjectives, <em>loro<\/em> is the odd one out: it ignores gender and number completely. One form, four slots, article always present.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>il loro cane, la loro gatta, i loro cani, le loro gatte<br><em>their dog, their cat, their dogs, their cats<\/em><\/li>\n<li>la loro madre, i loro fratelli (loro keeps the article even with family)<br><em>their mother, their brothers<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p><em>Loro<\/em> comes from a Latin pronoun (<em>illorum<\/em>, &#8220;of them&#8221;) and never picked up adjective endings. That history is why it stays flat and why it keeps the article that the other possessives lose with singular family nouns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"pronoun\">Italian has no separate &#8220;mine&#8221;: pronoun equals adjective<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>English separates my and mine, your and yours. The italian possessive adjectives do not: the pronoun is the same word, and the article carries the pronominal meaning.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>La mia macchina \u00e8 rossa, la tua \u00e8 blu.<br><em>My car is red, yours is blue.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>I miei sono a Trieste questo fine settimana.<br><em>My parents are in Trieste this weekend.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Le nostre chiavi sono qui. Dove sono le vostre?<br><em>Our keys are here. Where are yours?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>Note <em>i miei<\/em> on its own often means &#8220;my parents\/my family&#8221;. After <em>essere<\/em> the pronoun can drop the article (<em>questa penna \u00e8 mia<\/em>); keep the article (<em>\u00e8 la mia<\/em>) and you stress &#8220;this specific one is mine&#8221; among options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"casa-mia\">Casa mia, amore mio: possessive after the noun<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A small set of fixed phrases puts the italian possessive adjectives after the noun, usually without article. These are idioms, not productive grammar, but they are everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Vieni a casa mia stasera? Siamo a casa sua adesso.<br><em>Are you coming to my place tonight? We are at his\/her place now.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Amore mio, tesoro mio, figlia mia (direct address).<br><em>my love, my treasure, my daughter<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\u00c8 colpa mia, non \u00e8 affar tuo, Dio mio!<br><em>It&#8217;s my fault, it&#8217;s none of your business, my God!<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>Outside these patterns, putting the possessive after the noun is literary and marked. For everyday Italian, keep the italian possessive adjectives before the noun with the article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cheat-sheet\">Cheat sheet: italian possessive adjectives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One table, the whole italian possessive adjectives system. Keep it open while you build your next sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table>\n<thead><tr><th>Rule<\/th><th>Form<\/th><th>Example<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td>Agreement<\/td><td>with the noun, not the owner<\/td><td>Elena, il suo libro<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Default<\/td><td>article + possessive + noun<\/td><td>la mia casa, i tuoi amici<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Article off<\/td><td>singular unmodified kinship<\/td><td>mio fratello, tua sorella<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Article back on<\/td><td>plural \/ loro \/ adjective \/ suffix<\/td><td>i miei fratelli, la loro madre<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>suo<\/td><td>his = her = its<\/td><td>il suo passaporto<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>proprio<\/td><td>owner = subject; impersonal<\/td><td>ognuno porta i propri documenti<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>loro<\/td><td>invariable, always with article<\/td><td>il loro, la loro, i loro<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Pronoun<\/td><td>same word as adjective<\/td><td>la mia, il tuo, i miei<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mistakes\">Three common mistakes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Three slips with the italian possessive adjectives flag an A2 sentence as written by a learner. Fixing them is fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mistake 1.<\/strong> Dropping the article on a normal noun. Wrong: <em>Mia casa \u00e8 grande<\/em>. Correct: <em>La mia casa \u00e8 grande<\/em>. Only singular unmodified family nouns lose the article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mistake 2.<\/strong> Agreeing with the owner. Wrong: <em>Elena e il sua libro<\/em>. Correct: <em>Elena e il suo libro<\/em>. <em>Libro<\/em> is masculine, so the possessive is <em>suo<\/em>, regardless of Elena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mistake 3.<\/strong> Keeping the article off when the exception switched off. Wrong: <em>miei fratelli vivono a Padova<\/em>. Correct: <em>i miei fratelli vivono a Padova<\/em>. Plural family nouns take the article back.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-task-2\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p>\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Mini-task #2.<\/strong> Fix or confirm each sentence.<\/p>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Caterina ha perso il sua chiavi.<\/li>\n<li>Mio fratello abita a Modena.<\/li>\n<li>Ognuno deve portare i suoi documenti all&#8217;anagrafe.<\/li>\n<li>La loro madre arriva domani da Lucca.<\/li>\n<li>Miei genitori sono a Trieste.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<details><summary><strong>\ud83d\udc49 Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>1. le sue chiavi (agree with chiavi, feminine plural) \u00b7 2. correct (singular unmodified kinship) \u00b7 3. i propri documenti (impersonal ognuno needs proprio) \u00b7 4. correct (loro keeps the article) \u00b7 5. I miei genitori (plural takes the article back)<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"dialog\">Dialog: at the registry office<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Pietro is at the Lucca registry office to update a residence certificate. Caterina, the clerk, asks about family details. Watch the italian possessive adjectives switch the article on and off with family nouns.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-dialog-poss\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Caterina:<\/strong> Buongiorno. Mi serve il suo documento e l&#8217;indirizzo della sua residenza.<br><em>Good morning. I need your document and the address of your residence.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Pietro:<\/strong> Eccolo. La mia residenza \u00e8 in via Fillungo, ma mio padre vive ancora nella vecchia casa.<br><em>Here it is. My residence is on via Fillungo, but my father still lives in the old house.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Caterina:<\/strong> Per il certificato familiare mi servono i nomi dei suoi figli.<br><em>For the family certificate I need the names of your children.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Pietro:<\/strong> I miei figli sono due: mia figlia studia a Padova, mio figlio lavora a Modena.<br><em>I have two children: my daughter studies in Padova, my son works in Modena.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Caterina:<\/strong> E sua moglie? Risulta la stessa residenza?<br><em>And your wife? Is it the same residence?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Pietro:<\/strong> S\u00ec, la nostra residenza \u00e8 la stessa. Anche mia suocera abita con noi adesso.<br><em>Yes, our residence is the same. 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Let&#8217;s build on it.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> A <strong>weekly 1:1 lesson<\/strong> gives you the rhythm and the personalised feedback to turn what you know into what you say automatically.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#ab2227; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Weekly 1:1<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">One-to-one<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/vacanze.webp\" alt=\"Weekly 1:1\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Any level<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">55-minute one-to-one session on Zoom<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Your personal native teacher<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Interactive online materials<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=4\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#ab2227; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Book a Weekly 1:1 lesson &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">Avanti tutta!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li style=\"display: none;\">\n                            <div>\n                                <div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; max-width:640px; margin:0 auto; padding:36px 24px; color:#1a1a1a; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; font-weight:700; color:#b8860b; margin:0 0 6px; line-height:1.2;\">Ciao ,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:13px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:16px 0 14px;\">Your result &middot; 66 to 85%<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f0f0; height:7px; border-radius:4px; overflow:hidden; margin:0 auto 36px; max-width:320px;\">\n<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg, #faecc4, #b8860b); width:75%; height:7px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:26px; color:#1a1a1a; margin:0 0 14px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.35;\">Great work. You&#8217;re ready for the group.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> In the <strong>Milano small-group course (A2-B1)<\/strong> you&#8217;ll move from solid grammar to live conversation.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#b8860b; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Milano group<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">A2-B1<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/milano-no-sfondo.webp\" alt=\"Milano group\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Small groups, max 4 students<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Weekly live Zoom sessions<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Grammar, vocabulary, listening, writing<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=7\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#b8860b; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Join the Milano group &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">Ci vediamo in classe!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li style=\"display: none;\">\n                            <div>\n                                <div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; max-width:640px; margin:0 auto; padding:36px 24px; color:#1a1a1a; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; font-weight:700; color:#2d6a4f; margin:0 0 6px; line-height:1.2;\">Ciao ,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:13px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:16px 0 14px;\">Your result &middot; 86 to 100%<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f0f0; height:7px; border-radius:4px; overflow:hidden; margin:0 auto 36px; max-width:320px;\">\n<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg, #cce5d5, #2d6a4f); width:93%; height:7px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:26px; color:#1a1a1a; margin:0 0 14px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.35;\">Bravissimo! You nailed it.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> Step into the <strong>Milano small-group course (A2-B1)<\/strong> to turn accurate Italian into fluent Italian.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#2d6a4f; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Milano group<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">A2-B1<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/milano-no-sfondo.webp\" alt=\"Milano group\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Small groups, max 4 students<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Weekly live Zoom sessions<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Grammar, vocabulary, listening, writing<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=7\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#2d6a4f; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Join the Milano group &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">A presto su Zoom!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div style=\"margin: 10px 0px;\">\n                                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewDiv\" style=\"display: none;\">\n            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewQuestion\">\n                <ol>\n                                            <li>1<\/li>\n                                            <li>2<\/li>\n                                    <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewLegend\">\n                <ol>\n                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewColor\" style=\"background-color: #6CA54C;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewText\">Answered<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewColor\" style=\"background-color: #FFB800;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewText\">Review<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div>\n                                    <input type=\"button\" name=\"review\" value=\"Review question\"\n                           class=\"wpProQuiz_button2\" style=\"float: left; display: block;\">\n                                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_quizAnker\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_quiz\">\n            <ol class=\"wpProQuiz_list\">\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>1<\/span> of <span>2<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: none;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>1<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">Pick the right form<\/h3>\n<p>\ud83d\udc71\ud83c\udffc\u200d\u2640\ufe0f Giulia e \ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 Luca traslocano in una casa nuova a Parma, borgo della Posta. \u00c8 sabato mattina e tutta la famiglia aiuta: i due figli, la suocera in cucina, il fratello maggiore di Luca con il furgone e il padre di Giulia che arriva da Bologna. Si parlano in casa e si danno del <em>tu<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Giulia and Luca are moving into a new house in Parma. It is Saturday morning and the whole family is helping: the two children, the mother-in-law in the kitchen, Luca&#8217;s older brother with the van, and Giulia&#8217;s father who is coming from Bologna.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Rule: the possessive agrees with the THING owned, not with the owner. Italian usually keeps the article (<\/em><em>la mia casa<\/em>), but drops it before a singular unmodified family noun (<em>mio padre<\/em>).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"6288\"\n                                data-type=\"cloze_answer\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                        <hr\/><ul><li>\ud83d\udc71\ud83c\udffc\u200d\u2640\ufe0f - Questa \u00e8 (mia, la mia, mia la) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"6\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(la mia)<\/span><\/span> lampada di vetro azzurro preferita, mettila con cura nello scatolone del salotto.<br><br><em>This blue glass lamp is my favourite one, put it carefully in the living room box.<\/em><\/li><li>\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 - (Mio, Il mio, La mia) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"3\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(Mio)<\/span><\/span> fratello arriva alle quattro del pomeriggio con il furgone grande, ha preso ferie apposta per aiutarci.<br><br><em>My brother is coming at four in the afternoon with the big van, he took the day off to help us.<\/em><\/li><li>\ud83d\udc71\ud83c\udffc\u200d\u2640\ufe0f - Dentro la scatola gialla c'\u00e8 anche la roba di (mia, mio, la mia) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"6\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(la mia)<\/span><\/span> sorellina, mettila in camera dei bambini con l'etichetta sopra.<br><br><em>Inside the yellow box there's also my little sister's stuff, put it in the kids' room with the label on top.<\/em><\/li><li>\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 - (Mio, Il mio, Mio il) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"6\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(Il mio)<\/span><\/span> fratello maggiore porta gli attrezzi giusti per smontare l'armadio, ha gi\u00e0 fatto due traslochi quest'anno.<br><br><em>My older brother is bringing the right tools to dismantle the wardrobe, he's already done two moves this year.<\/em><\/li><li>\ud83d\udc71\ud83c\udffc\u200d\u2640\ufe0f - Stasera (mio, il mio, mia) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"3\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(mio)<\/span><\/span> padre viene da Bologna in treno per controllare se i pensili della cucina nuova sono dritti.<br><br><em>Tonight my father is coming from Bologna by train to check whether the new kitchen cupboards are level.<\/em><\/li><li>\ud83d\udc71\ud83c\udffc\u200d\u2640\ufe0f - (Mie, I mie, I miei) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"6\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(I miei)<\/span><\/span> figli stanno mettendo i giocattoli negli scatoloni rosa, ma litigano su chi tiene il robot in mano per il viaggio.<br><br><em>My children are putting the toys in the pink boxes, but they're arguing about who gets to hold the robot during the trip.<\/em><\/li><li>\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 - Guarda dalla finestra: anche i vicini traslocano e (loro, le loro, la loro) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"7\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(la loro)<\/span><\/span> casa \u00e8 gi\u00e0 vuota, hanno svuotato tutto in due giorni con un camioncino solo.<br><br><em>Look out the window: the neighbours are moving too and their house is already empty, they cleared everything out in two days with just a small truck.<\/em><\/li><li>\ud83d\ude9a - (Il vostro, Vostro, Vostri) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"9\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(Il vostro)<\/span><\/span> indirizzo nuovo \u00e8 borgo della Posta 23, interno B al secondo piano, \u00e8 corretto?<br><br><em>Your new address is borgo della Posta 23, flat B on the second floor, is that correct?<\/em><\/li><li>\ud83d\udc71\ud83c\udffc\u200d\u2640\ufe0f - Tua madre lascia i documenti sul tavolo della cucina, (Suo, Il suo, La suo) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"6\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(Il suo)<\/span><\/span> passaporto serve la prossima settimana per registrare la nuova residenza.<br><br><em>Your mother is leaving the documents on the kitchen table, her passport will be needed next week to register the new residence.<\/em><\/li><li>\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 - I tuoi cugini sono passati ieri sera dopo cena e (loro, le loro, i loro) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"6\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(i loro)<\/span><\/span> libri sono gi\u00e0 negli scatoloni in soffitta, etichettati per materia.<br><br><em>Your cousins came by last night after dinner and their books are already in the boxes in the attic, labelled by subject.<\/em><\/li><li>\ud83d\udc71\ud83c\udffc\u200d\u2640\ufe0f - Stasera dopo cena viene anche (Mia, La mia, La mio) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"3\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(Mia)<\/span><\/span> suocera a vedere la casa nuova, porta in regalo il servizio di piatti buoni della nonna.<br><br><em>Tonight after dinner my mother-in-law is also coming to see the new house, she's bringing grandma's good dinnerware set as a gift.<\/em><\/li><li>\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 - Mi raccomando, domani arrivano altri tre parenti per finire il trasloco: ognuno porta (i suoi, i propri, le proprie) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"8\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(i propri)<\/span><\/span> attrezzi, cos\u00ec nessuno perde tempo a cercarli in giro.<br><br><em>Listen, tomorrow three more relatives are coming to finish the move: each one brings their own tools, so nobody wastes time looking for them around the place.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><hr\/>                                    <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>12 right out of 12.<\/p><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>Review the paradigm:<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse:collapse;margin:8px 0;font-size:14px;\">\n<tr>\n<th style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">Owner<\/th>\n<th style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">M sing<\/th>\n<th style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">F sing<\/th>\n<th style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">M plur<\/th>\n<th style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">F plur<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">io<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">il mio<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">la mia<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">i miei<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">le mie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">tu<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">il tuo<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">la tua<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">i tuoi<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">le tue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">lui\/lei<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">il suo<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">la sua<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">i suoi<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">le sue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">noi<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">il nostro<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">la nostra<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">i nostri<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">le nostre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">voi<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">il vostro<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">la vostra<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">i vostri<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">le vostre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\">loro<\/td>\n<td style=\"border:1px solid #ccc;padding:4px 8px;\" colspan=\"4\"><strong>il loro \/ la loro \/ i loro \/ le loro<\/strong> (invariable, always with article)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/p>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_tipp\" style=\"display: none; position: relative;\">\n                                <div>\n                                    <h5 style=\"margin: 0 0 10px;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">Hint<\/h5>\n                                    <p>Italian possessive adjectives have <strong>four forms each<\/strong> (M sing, F sing, M plur, F plur) and they agree with the <strong>thing owned<\/strong>, not with the owner.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the special M plural forms: <strong>miei, tuoi, suoi<\/strong> (never <em>mii, tui, sui<\/em>). And remember: <em>loro<\/em> never changes shape.<\/p>\n<p>Italian usually keeps the article in front: <em>la mia casa<\/em>, NOT <em>mia casa<\/em>.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                                                    <input type=\"button\" name=\"tip\" value=\"Hint\"\n                                   class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton wpProQuiz_TipButton\"\n                                   style=\"float: left !important; display: inline-block; margin-right: 10px !important;\">\n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\">\n\n                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>2<\/span> of <span>2<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: none;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>2<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">Spot the correct sentence<\/h3>\n<p><em>Select the ONE correct version in each set of three. Watch the family rule, loro, and proprio.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"6289\"\n                                data-type=\"multiple\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_58_6289\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> \ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 - Mio padre arriva alle quattro con il furgone, possiamo iniziare a caricare la camera dei bambini.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_58_6289\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> \ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 - Il mio padre arriva alle quattro con il furgone, possiamo iniziare a caricare la camera dei bambini.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_58_6289\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> \ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 - Padre mio arriva alle quattro con il furgone, possiamo iniziare a caricare la camera dei bambini.<hr\/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_58_6289\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> \ud83d\udc71\ud83c\udffc\u200d\u2640\ufe0f - Mio il fratello maggiore ci porta gli attrezzi sabato mattina presto, ha il trapano buono.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"4\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_58_6289\"\n                                                       value=\"5\"> \ud83d\udc71\ud83c\udffc\u200d\u2640\ufe0f - Il mio fratello maggiore ci porta gli attrezzi sabato mattina presto, ha il trapano buono.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"5\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_58_6289\"\n                                                       value=\"6\"> \ud83d\udc71\ud83c\udffc\u200d\u2640\ufe0f - Mio fratello maggiore ci porta gli attrezzi sabato mattina presto, ha il trapano buono.<hr\/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"6\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_58_6289\"\n                                                       value=\"7\"> \ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 - I miei figli vogliono i giocattoli vicino al letto nella camera nuova, non in cantina.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"7\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_58_6289\"\n                                                       value=\"8\"> \ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 - Miei figli vogliono i giocattoli vicino al letto nella camera nuova, non in cantina.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"8\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_58_6289\"\n                                                       value=\"9\"> \ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 - Mie figli vogliono i giocattoli vicino al letto nella camera nuova, non in cantina.<hr\/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"9\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_58_6289\"\n                                                       value=\"10\"> \ud83d\udc71\ud83c\udffc\u200d\u2640\ufe0f - Queste sono le scatole dei nonni: madre loro dorme stanotte da noi sul divano letto del soggiorno.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"10\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_58_6289\"\n                                                       value=\"11\"> \ud83d\udc71\ud83c\udffc\u200d\u2640\ufe0f - Queste sono le scatole dei nonni: la loro madre dorme stanotte da noi sul divano letto del soggiorno.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"11\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_58_6289\"\n                                                       value=\"12\"> \ud83d\udc71\ud83c\udffc\u200d\u2640\ufe0f - Queste sono le scatole dei nonni: loro madre dorme stanotte da noi sul divano letto del soggiorno.<hr\/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"12\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_58_6289\"\n                                                       value=\"13\"> \ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 - Mia suocera lascia i documenti sul tavolo, il suo passaporto \u00e8 gi\u00e0 dentro la cartellina blu.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"13\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_58_6289\"\n                                                       value=\"14\"> \ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 - Mia suocera lascia i documenti sul tavolo, la suo passaporto \u00e8 gi\u00e0 dentro la cartellina blu.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"14\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_58_6289\"\n                                                       value=\"15\"> \ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 - Mia suocera lascia i documenti sul tavolo, la sua passaporto \u00e8 gi\u00e0 dentro la cartellina blu.<hr\/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"15\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_58_6289\"\n                                                       value=\"16\"> \ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 - Mi raccomando, domani arrivano altri tre parenti per le ultime scatole: ognuno porta i propri attrezzi, cos\u00ec nessuno deve cercarli in giro.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"16\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_58_6289\"\n                                                       value=\"17\"> \ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 - Mi raccomando, domani arrivano altri tre parenti per le ultime scatole: ognuno porta i suoi attrezzi, cos\u00ec nessuno deve cercarli in giro.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"17\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_58_6289\"\n                                                       value=\"18\"> \ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 - Mi raccomando, domani arrivano altri tre parenti per le ultime scatole: ognuno porta il proprio attrezzi, cos\u00ec nessuno deve cercarli in giro.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                         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The answers below draw on real classroom usage and on the Crusca note <a href=\"https:\/\/accademiadellacrusca.it\/it\/consulenza\/uso-dellarticolo-e-dellaggettivo-possessivo-coi-nomi-di-parentela\/182\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Uso dell&#8217;articolo e dell&#8217;aggettivo possessivo coi nomi di parentela<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-1\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Do Italian possessive adjectives agree with the owner or the thing owned?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>With the thing owned, never with the owner. Suo means his, her or its because its form reflects only the gender and number of the noun it accompanies. Il libro di Elena becomes il suo libro (masculine, because libro is masculine, not because Elena is a woman). Marco parla con sua madre and Caterina parla con sua madre are built identically.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-2\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Why does Italian keep the article before a possessive?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Because Italian treats the possessive as a normal adjective inside a full noun phrase that still needs its determiner: la mia casa is literally the my house. The order is fixed: article + possessive + noun, and the article agrees with the noun. Dropping it is only allowed in a few cases, mainly singular unmodified kinship nouns.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-3\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">When do I drop the article before a possessive?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Before a singular family noun with an unmodified possessive: mio fratello, tua sorella, suo padre, nostra madre. Also in fixed direct address (amore mio, figli miei) and in short predicatives after essere (questa penna e mia). Everywhere else the article stays: la mia macchina, i tuoi amici.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-4\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">When does the family exception switch off?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>The article comes back with plural kinship (i miei fratelli), with loro as owner (la loro madre), with a modifying adjective (il mio fratello maggiore), and with a diminutive or affective suffix (la mia sorellina). With mamma and papa usage varies: Tuscany says la mia mamma, elsewhere mia mamma; both are accepted.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-5\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">What is the difference between suo and proprio?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Suo is the neutral third-person possessive and can point to any owner context allows. Proprio forces co-reference with the subject and disambiguates: Pietro ha visto Matteo con la propria macchina means Pietro&#8217;s own car. Proprio is also obligatory with impersonal subjects like ognuno, ciascuno, chiunque: ognuno porta i propri documenti.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-6\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">How do Italians say mine, yours, his?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Italian does not split the adjective and the pronoun like English. The pronoun is the same word as the adjective, and the article marks the pronominal use: la mia means mine, il tuo means yours, i miei often means my family or my parents. After essere the article can drop: questa penna e mia.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"related\">Related guides<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Three guides that pair with the italian possessive adjectives, plus an institutional reference on the kinship article rule.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-family-vocabulary\/\">Italian Family Vocabulary<\/a>: the kinship words behind the article exception, and the possessive trap.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-articles\/\">Italian Articles<\/a>: the definite article that the possessive carries in front of the noun.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-demonstrative-adjectives-pronouns\/\">Italian Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns<\/a>: the parallel determiner class (questo, quello).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/accademiadellacrusca.it\/it\/consulenza\/uso-dellarticolo-e-dellaggettivo-possessivo-coi-nomi-di-parentela\/182\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Accademia della Crusca: articolo e possessivo coi nomi di parentela<\/a>: institutional note on the kinship rule.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Italian possessive adjectives agree with the thing owned, not the owner, and normally keep the definite article (la mia casa). This A2-B1 guide covers the full mio\/tuo\/suo\/nostro\/vostro\/loro paradigm, the singular-kinship exception and its restorations, suo ambiguity, proprio for co-reference, loro&#8217;s invariability, and the post-nominal casa mia pattern.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10020,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1864],"tags":[747,746,508,936],"class_list":["post-953","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-a2","tag-aggettivi-possessivi","tag-italian-possessives","tag-possessive-adjectives","tag-possessivi","no-featured-image-padding","pmpro-has-access"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/953","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10020"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=953"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/953\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60167,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/953\/revisions\/60167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}