Determiners are words (as an article, possessive, demonstrative or quantifier) that makes specific the denotation of a noun phrase. In Italian they agree in gender and number with the noun.
Articles (a, an, the): They are used before nouns, but in Italian, nouns have gender and the articles must agree with the gender. Masculine words generally end in -o and feminine words generally end in -a. Words that end in -e may be either, so you will just have to memorize the gender.
Examples:
See [Italian Articles] for a deeper explanation and some examples of definite and undefinite articles.
Possessive Adjectives (my, your, his, her):
See [Italian Possessive Adjectives] for a deeper explanation and some examples of this topic.
Examples:
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| il mio amico » my friend (male) | i miei amici » my friends (males) |
| il nostro amico » our friend (male) | i nostri amici » our friends (males) |
| la mia amica » my friend (female) | le miei amiche » my friends (females) |
| la nostra amica » our friend (female) | le nostre amiche » our friends (females) |
Demonstrative Adjective (this, these, that, those):
See [Italian Demonstrative Adjectives] for a deeper explanation and some examples of this topic.
Examples:
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| questo libro » this book | questi libri » these books |
| quel libro » that book | quei libri » those books |
| quello studente » that student | quelli studenti » those books |
| quella donna » that woman | quelle donne » those women |