Italian Possessive Adjectives for Family Members

Why are Italian possessive adjectives considered tricky for English speakers?

• They have more letters.

• They are placed differently and have different endings.

• They are used less frequently.

• They are similar to English adjectives.

What is the most important rule for Italian adjectives?

• They must be capitalized.

• They must agree in gender and number with the noun they refer to.

• They must be placed at the end of the sentence.

• They must be used with an article.

How do you say 'his house' in Italian?

• Il suo casa

• La sua casa

• La sua case

• Il sua casa

When using possessive adjectives for family members, when is the article omitted?

• When talking about more than one family member.

• When talking about a single family member.

• When talking about friends.

• When talking about non-family members.

How do you say 'my brother' in Italian?

• Mio fratello

• Il mia fratello

• Il mio fratello

• La mia fratello

What is the correct form for 'our parents' in Italian?

• La nostra genitori

• Il nostro genitori

• I nostro genitori

• I nostri genitori

How do you say 'your mother' in Italian?

• La tua madre

• Il tuo madre

• Tua madre

• Tuo madre

What is the Italian term for 'my grandmother'?

• Il mia nonna

• Mia nonna

• La mia nonna

• Il mio nonna

How do you say 'your cousin' (male) in Italian?

• Il tua cugino

• Il tuo cugino

• Tuo cugino

• La tua cugino

What is the correct form for 'our grandchildren' in Italian?

• Il nostro nipoti

• I nostro nipoti

• I nostri nipoti

• La nostra nipoti