Mom and dad, your brothers and sisters, grandpa and your Aunt Millie. They're all special people, and so there's a rule just for them. In the plural form, the Italian definite article will appear before the Italian possessive adjective that refers to a family member or relative. For example, instead of saying "my brothers," you are literally saying "the my brothers."
2 ^/ e( h J! K i2 Z. s The table below contains other examples:
9 V8 \2 V4 C8 u& X* w5 u USE OF ITALIAN DEFINITE ARTICLES WITH POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
2 P0 v" S8 ~! g9 \+ F3 F5 ` Mio fratello è carino.
2 L; d. S& Y1 x9 }7 A) e- v5 q( _* m8 L (My brother is cute.)
- D+ e' U0 c% m0 p I miei fratelli sono carini.
* }1 |. w1 b; k6 R% f7 |$ y L (My brothers are cute) N$ l; m! \* L, l! k& L0 E
Questo è tuo zio.8 s6 ^3 r% f! D% x1 D
(This is your uncle)
0 D6 A1 T0 r. u- J f/ O Questi sono i tuoi zii.
8 j/ o2 Q8 ^# \ (These are your uncles.)& P" C3 w5 R7 N* L* J' x; E0 {
Mia nonna è vecchia.; w0 o- y1 X2 e; ]# ?, ], E& l7 d
(My grandmother is old.)- R! m8 D* E; F. m. G+ S+ ]
Le mie nonne sono vecche.
1 A; H, l' V( x8 }4 @0 k; `* r9 { (My grandmothers are old.)% a# k2 m1 f$ `4 G
Mio cugino è straordinario.
! m5 U Q3 P6 j# E2 f2 o (My cousin is exceptional.)% `+ a( \/ @3 c s: _1 S' }) z! `5 v
I miei cugini sono straordinari.
& Q F/ |9 U, i (My cousins are exceptional.) |
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