"I miei fratelli sono alti."

[countvlad]

why the article 'i'? We are told that we do not use it for next of kin

[dnovinc]

Definitive articles are used with plural family members ("I miei fratelli") but not with singular. ("Mio fratello")

[bilboburgler]

dnovinc thank you

[Arturas465006]

Thanks!! This explains it all!

[CodyClark19901]

This may be confusing, so you have my thanks in advance. For (he/she/it) does the adjective/adverb always end in "a" or "e", as in mangia, alta, scrive, legge? And if so, is "i" always used for family members?