Simple, concise presentation on Italian possessive adjectives and pronouns, useful for teaching or learning on one's own.

1. Italian Possessives
Italian Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns

2. Adjectives are used to describe or give additional
information about nouns whereas pronouns are
used in place of nouns

3. Italian Possessives
As in English, Italian possessives express ownership or possession
Usually possessive adjectives precede the nouns they modify and are
accompanied by the definite article.
For example:
la mia camicia (my shirt)

4. Italian Possessives
Possessive adjectives agree with the gender and
number of the noun and are modified
accordingly.
La mia camera Il mio libro I miei genitori Le mie amiche

5. Italian Possessives
Il suo, la sua, i suoi, and le sue can refer to either
his or her, depending on the gender of the noun
not the owner.
For example la sua macchina. The gender of the
owner is unknown.

6. Italian Possessives
The definite article is not used with certain
informally used singular nouns; usually
regarding family members.
Tuo padre Vostra nonna casa Mia

7. Italian Possessives
Loro is a special case. It never changes form and
is usually accompanied by the definite article,
regardless of the gender and number of the noun
it modifies.
For example;
La loro casa I loro genitori
NOTE: the form never changes only the definite
article

8. Italian Possessives
The indefinite article is used before the noun to
express of mine, of yours, of his/hers, of ours, and
of theirs.
For example:
Un mio libro A book of mine

9. Italian Possessives
English uses an apostrophe followed by s after a
noun or name to show ownership. Italian uses di
and [noun or name].
Di chi è il gatto? È di mia sorella. È di Stefano.
Whose cat is it? It’s my sister’s. It’s Stefano’s.

10. Italian Possessives
Italian polite address takes the third person singular,
Italian pronouns also take this form.
To distinguish between polite address and third
person singular in written form, the first letter of
the polite address pronoun is capitalized.
For example; Signora, ecco il Suo caffè

11. Italian Possessives

12. Examples
Carla's book
His mother
My Father
Our tables