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Oggi è il mio turno per la spazzatura, o il tuo?

Oggi è il mio turno per la spazzatura, o il tuo?
Is today my turn for the garbage, or yours?
From Lesson 144:Possessive pronouns (il mio, la tua)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Oggi è il mio turno per la spazzatura, o il tuo?

Why does the sentence end with il tuo instead of just tuo for 'yours'?
In Italian, independent possessive pronouns (words like 'mine' or 'yours' that replace a noun entirely) almost always keep their definite article. Because it stands in for il tuo turno (your turn), you must use il tuo to mean 'yours'.
Why do we need the article il in il mio turno? Doesn't mio already mean 'my'?
Yes, but unlike English, Italian requires a definite article (like il or la) before a possessive word. The main exception is for singular family members (like mio fratello), but for regular nouns like turno, you must always include the article and say il mio turno.
Why is the question phrased as Oggi è (Today is) rather than È oggi (Is today)?
Italian doesn't change the word order to make a question like English does with 'Is today...'. You just use the standard statement order, Oggi è il mio turno, and simply raise your voice at the end to show it is a question.
Could I use the preposition di here and say il turno della spazzatura?
Yes, both are perfectly natural! per la spazzatura literally means 'for the garbage', while della spazzatura means 'of the garbage'. Both are common ways to talk about household chores.

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