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la nonna
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grandmother
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il nonno
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grandfather
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il padre
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father
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la madre
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mother
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lo zio
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uncle
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le zia
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aunt
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il cugino
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cousin (male)
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lo cugina
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cousin (female)
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la sorella
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sister
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il fratello
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brother
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il marito
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husband
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la moglia
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wife
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la figlia
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daughter
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il figlio
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son
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la famiglia
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family
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i genitori
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parents
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il nipote
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grandson/nephew
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la nipote
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granddaughter/niece
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i parenti
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relatives
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Possessive adjectives with family
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Definite article is not used with family members in the singular, except for loro!
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mio padre
tua madre suo fratello nostro figlio vostra sorella il loro nipote |
my father
your mother his/her brother our son your (pl) sister their grandchild |
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papa'/babbo
il mio babbo |
dad
my dad |
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mamma
la tua mamma |
mom
your mom |
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la mia sorella maggiore
il nostro fratello minore il vostro nipotino la tua sorellina |
The definite article is also used with singular family members that are modified by an adjective or a suffix...
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Come stanno i tuoi?
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An abbreviated way of referring to ones relatives is to use the definite article and the possessive only...
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