"It is not your coat."

Translation: Non è il tuo cappotto.

[Elena18]

In the previous sente "my belts" was translated as "mie cinture"- WITHOUT the article "le". If that's the case, I don't understand why, in this sentence, we would need the article. Couldn't it be translated "non e tuo cappotto"?

[LorenzoLM]

The article is (almost) always used before the possessive

(almost, because in language, (almost) nothing is ALWAYS true)

[Engi46]

The first phrase should be "le mie cinture".

[JeffCurtis2]

I don't understand why "il vostro" is not accepted. It means the same as "il tuo".
Very confused. :>[

[frankyankee7]

Same question here! Vostro refers to a thing. A coat is a thing

[dewluca]

I'm never sure where to place the "non" . . . I had È non il tuo cappotto . . . so I got it wrong . . . How do you know where to place the "non"?

[DeanG6]

Non goes before the verb.

[Sparklygirl50]

The "non" always go before the e

[anywheregirl52]

I keep having trouble with "suo," as it can also mean the formal "your," but this is not an option you give. If anyone has taken Italian lessons elsewhere, this can be very confusing. I've lots many hearts because I'm going to fast and recognize "suo" as "your" without any context clue to tell me that it's "his" or "her."

[dinkdomino]

If it's used in the formal sense meaning you, isn't it capitalised?

[xyphax]

Duo has a policy of capitalizing the formal you in order to distinguish it from his or hers. This is to help keep confusion from those who are just learning the language for the first time.

[xyphax]

There is a section farther down the tree where they go over formal you, and why they do this is explained in the discussions there.

[trishy_bee]

What is the necessity of il in the sentence, someone please explian me

[Cee383860]

Can anyone explain to me why it's incorrect to say, " il cappotto non e tuo"?

[KubaSyslo]

Why this program does not accept QUESTO? In modern italian peaple almost dont use esso

[Muyil]

Why not 'E non il tuo cappotto'?

[AndrewsSuzy]

the "non" comes before the verb.

[OogaBooga336152]

Because that's not how the language works

[deactivated user]

I have typed the answer exactly as given!

[margaret139311]

I am confused with il tuo and il vostro

[margaret139311]

I am confused when to use il tuo and il vostro

[Fishtailfl]

I thought vostro form is formal your you voi. And when we write do we leave out the articles. My gender in a pocket.

[nicotortellini]

Why not "giacca" instead of "cappotto"? It was in the drop down definition but wasn't accepted