To express possession - belonging - in Italian, we use the preposition di along with Possessive Adjectives and Possessive Pronouns.
The use of di is the closest equivalent to 's in English, as in when we say Adam's books. However, in Italian the construction and literal meaning is somewhat different. One meaning of di is "of". So to express the statement above (Adam's books) in Italian, we say i libri di Adam - literally, the books of Adam.
Esempi / Examples:
la madre di Anna - Anna's mother [lit. the mother of Anna]
le scarpe di Paolo - Paolo's shoes [lit. the shoes of Paolo]
il bicchiere di Antonio - Antonio's glass
i videogiochi di Daniela - Daniela's video games
The use of di is the closest equivalent to 's in English, as in when we say Adam's books. However, in Italian the construction and literal meaning is somewhat different. One meaning of di is "of". So to express the statement above (Adam's books) in Italian, we say i libri di Adam - literally, the books of Adam.
Esempi / Examples:
la madre di Anna - Anna's mother [lit. the mother of Anna]
le scarpe di Paolo - Paolo's shoes [lit. the shoes of Paolo]
il bicchiere di Antonio - Antonio's glass
i videogiochi di Daniela - Daniela's video games
Possessive Adjectives and Possessive Pronouns express my/mine, your/yours, our/ours, their/theirs, etc...
Possessive ADJECTIVES modify/are followed by a noun:
La mia macchina è rossa. My car is red. Possessive PRONOUNS take the place of a noun: La mia è rossa. Mine is red. (referring to the car) |
*Possessives must agree in number and gender with the noun to which they refer. In other words, they must agree with the thing that is possessed. You'll notice that loro itself does not change; however, the article that precedes it must make the agreement. 
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