Italian possessive adjectives agree in gender and number with the noun they describe (the thing being owned), not the owner. They also almost always require a definite article.
Masculine Plural Possessives
Masculine plural possessives pair with masculine plural nouns and use the definite article i:
| English | Italian |
|---|---|
| my | i miei |
| your | i tuoi |
| his/her/its | i suoi |
| our | i nostri |
| your (pl.) | i vostri |
| their | i loro |
Note on family: While singular family members drop the definite article (like mio padre), plural family members always keep the article.
| My parents and my grandparents are here. | I miei genitori e i miei nonni sono qui. |
| Our parents have many projects. | I nostri genitori hanno molti progetti. |
| Are your colleagues busy? | I tuoi colleghi sono occupati? |
Feminine Plural Possessives
Feminine plural possessives use the feminine plural article le and corresponding endings:
| English | Italian |
|---|---|
| my | le mie |
| your | le tue |
| his/her/its | le sue |
| our | le nostre |
| your (pl.) | le vostre |
| their | le loro |
Notice that loro (their) never changes its ending. It simply takes the matching definite article (i loro or le loro).
| My shoes are new. | Le mie scarpe sono nuove. |
| Her daughters are eight and ten years old. | Le sue figlie hanno otto e dieci anni. |
| Where are your keys? | Dove sono le tue chiavi? |
When describing multiple things in the same sentence, each possessive adjective must agree with its specific noun.
| Their grandparents have three dogs. | I loro nonni hanno tre cani. |
| Your projects and our vacations are important. | I tuoi progetti e le nostre vacanze sono importanti. |
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