The Possesives (Part II)

Ciao!

Are you ready for some rules on how to use the Italian possesives?

We go on:

With names that indicate a family relationship when they go on singular, don't need an article:

Italian

English

Vado al cinema con mia sorella

I go to the cinema with my sister

But:

Italian

English

Vado al cinema con le mie sorelle

I go to the cinema with my sisters

"Loro" always need an article:

Italian

English

Vanno al cinema con la loro sorella

They go to the cinema with their sister

With diminutives and other adjectives the article is missed:

Italian

English

mia figlia

my daughter

But:

Italian

English

la mia bambina

my girl

mio zio

my uncle

il mio caro zio

my dear uncle

suo nipote

his grandson

il suo nipotino

his little grandson

Look: frequently, when people indicate in Italian to be in a place or to be on a store they could use the verbs "essere" or "andare" (to be or to go) plus "dal" and the name of the profession related to that store.

Let's see some examples to make it clear

Italian

English

essere dal fornaio

be in the bakery

fornaio

baker

andare dal calzolaio

go to the shoe store

calzolaio

shoemaker

That's all for now.

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