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25 Οκτ 2023 · When you’re talking about a family member in Italian, you don't use the article—just use the possessive adjective before the noun. For example, “my dad” is just mio papà (without the il), “my mom” is mia mamma (without the la), and so on.
With nouns of family members, instead, the article is needed. Examples: la Mia madre si chiama Sofia. (My mother’s name is Sofia) → singular noun of family member → NO article. il Tuo fratello ha 13 anni. (Your brother is 13 years old) → singular noun of family member → NO article. Il loro zio fa l’architetto.
What Are Possessive Adjectives in Italian? The possessive adjectives are those words that translate from the English: “my, your, her, his, our, their”. They denote ownership between two objects. For example, La mia cassa → my house; Il suo cane → his dog; Il nostro lavoro → our job
We'll walk you through the different possessive adjectives in Italian, show you a helpful chart you can reference, and give you some useful phrases.
Always put an article before the possessive adjective. For example: il mio cane = my dog, le mie scarpe = my shoes, un mio amico = my friend. The exception to this rule is when possessive adjectives are used with singular family nouns such as sorella – sister, marito – husband, zia – aunt, nonno – grandfather and so on.
There is a special rule for possessive adjectives with family nouns. We use the possessive without the article for singular family nouns. Vado al teatro con mio zio (⚠️ don’t say – il mio zio)
Yes, Italian generally requires the definite article with possessive adjectives (e.g., “il mio amico” – my friend). However, there are exceptions, such as when referring to singular family members (e.g., “mia madre” – my mother).
