Italiano: gli aggettivi possessivi/ possessive adjectives

aggettivi possessivi
possessive adjective + singular noun possessive adjective + plural noun
masculine possessive	feminine possessive	meaning	masculine possessive	feminine possessive
il mio	la mia	my	i miei	le mie
il tuo	la tua	your (s)	i tuoi	le tue
il suo	la sua	his/ her	i suoi	le sue
il nostro	la nostra	our	i nostri	le nostre
il vostro	la vostra	your (p)	i vostri	le vostre
il loro	la loro	their	i loro	le loro

Notes

‘loro’ is invariable
possessive adjectives require the definite article with names of relatives in the plural and for loro (their)
there is no difference in Italian between ‘his’ and ‘her’ because the gender of the possessive adjective agrees with the noun that follows (it does not agree with the gender of the ‘owner.’
some endings for the masculine possessive plural adjectives are quite irregular (i miei, i tuoi, i suoi).

Examples

possessive adjectives with names of relatives
mio padre	my father
mia madre	my mother
mia nipote	my niece/ granddaugher
tuo fratello	your brother
suo nonno	his/ her grandfather
sua nonna	his/her grandmother
sua cognata	his/ her sister-in-law
nostro cognato	our brother-in-law
nostra sorella	our sister
vostro nipote	your (p) nephew/ grandson
vostro zio	your (p) uncle
i miei genitori	my parents
le nostre sorelle	our sisters
i suoi nonni	his/ her grandparents
i vostri zii	your (p) uncles
le loro zie	their aunts
le mie nipoti	my nieces/ my granddaughters
i vostri nipoti	your (p) nephews/ grandsons
le sue cognate	his/ her sisters-in-law
i nostri cognati	our brothers-in-law

Notes

The same word (‘nipote’) is used for grandson, granddaughter, niece and nephew.