"The cat is not mine."

[RioItaliano]

is it correct - Il gatto non è mio

[Arjofocolovi]

That's also my question, and if it is, which way is more used ?

[xSardonyx]

I used that exact sentence and the program approved.

[Kunrai]

Yeah i speak a bit of italian and i know that thats correct i confirmed it with my friend who speaks full italian

[JosephT.Madawela]

Why not il mio?

[zadeelrod]

You only put the (il) if you are geving direct owner ship- ie. My catg il mio gatto, so you are directly stating "my cat"

[Cee.Kay]

I said 'Non e' il mio gatto' surely this is the same thing as 'Il gatto non e' il mio' ?

[jmhall2]

I think the difference is that your sentence means "It is not my cat," whereas the other sentence means "The cat is not mine." Same meaning, different sentence construction. :)

[zadeelrod]

Could è non mia work to, or just non è mia?

[Sofia897341]

How come mio is right but mia is wrong?

[dephq]

Because “il gatto“ is a masculine noun. While “mio“ refers to one masculine possession, “mia“ refers to one feminine possession.