You me and many others still waiting for an answer on this. I was on timed practice and the clock ran out while I was reading all these comments (for which I thank you all). Anyone care to answer timmy's question?

We repeat saying "plate" only because the original sentence did. The original sentence might repeat it for emphasis. Thus, we do the same.

Before a possessive an article is almost always needed: the main exception are most unmodified close family members in the singular (mio padre, tua madre, suo fratello and so on). Also, it's not needed in predicate position: "quel piatto è tuo" (that plate is yours) versus "quel piatto è il tuo" (that plate is your one).

The first being for a feminin noun , masculin and plural respectively. At least thats what i think.

Exactly as our friend said previously...I'll just add some examples.

• Tua - Pron. posse. di seconda pers. sing. fem.

Esempio: La tua casa

• Tue - (femminile plurale di tua)

Esempio: Le tue farfalle sono bellissime

• Tuo - (maschile sing. di tua)

Esempio: Il tuo amico è molto leale

• Tuoi - (maschile plurale di tuo)

Esempio: Quando i tuoi amici hanno figli