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I tuoi libri sono sulla panchina.

I tuoi libri sono sulla panchina.
Your books are on the bench.
From Lesson 50:Articulated prepositions with su (sul, sulla)·Italian

Breakdown of I tuoi libri sono sulla panchina.

essere
to be
il libro
book
tuo
your
su
on, about
la panchina
bench

Questions & Answers about I tuoi libri sono sulla panchina.

Why is it sulla instead of just su?
sulla is a combination of the preposition su (on) and the definite article la (the). Because panchina (bench) is a feminine singular noun, it takes the article la. In Italian, when su is followed by la, they merge into a single word: sulla.
Why do we need the word i in front of tuoi libri?
In Italian, you almost always need a definite article (like the English word 'the') before a possessive word. Because libri (books) is masculine and plural, we use the masculine plural article i. This means Italians literally say 'the your books' (i tuoi libri).
Why is the word for 'your' spelled tuoi here instead of tuo?
Possessive words in Italian change their endings to match the noun they describe, not the person who owns it. Since libri is a masculine plural noun, the masculine singular tuo changes to the masculine plural form tuoi.
Is panchina a specific type of bench?
Yes! A panchina usually refers to a public bench that you sit on, like a park bench or a bench at a bus stop, rather than a workbench or a gym bench.

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