Do you also feel as if there are leprechauns in your house?

I am rapidly losing the plot.

In the possessive plural form is there only i and le and no gli which seems to change to i?

e.g gli occhiali becomes i suoi occhiali

Is it “i loro occhiali” for “their glasses”?

Dear petiteclaire,
hehe, when I was a teenager I thought I really had leprechauns in my house or that I was loosing my mind, until I found out my mother was always tidying my room!!!
Ciao

Ciao Peter!

I am following your posts and I can simpatise with your frustration. On the other hand I agree with Marco that if every grammatical subject were covered thoroughly as soon as it is encountered, learning would get daunting for many.

The fact is we all approach languages differently. I am sure the grammar bank will soon cover this subject for a thorough review. In the mean time you may wish to try this site:

http://www.uvm.edu/~cmazzoni/3grammatica/grammatica/

and see if it answers most of your questions - if not please write to me or post again on the forum.

You may also find it interesting to look at wikipedia articles on this subject. I suggest you look also at the corresponing italian page as this will give you a glimpse of the vocabulary Italians use to talk their language. It is a very good exercise just to get a feel for it, even if you shoul find that some of the expressions used are a bit beyond beginner level:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_grammar
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammatica_italiana

Don’t give up! you have the approach of true linguist-hang on in there and you’ll get were you want to be.

Buona fortuna!

roma55