"I have your man."

Translation: Ho il vostro uomo.

[RobZahnBass]

Oh no you di'in't!

[TheGandalf]

Pretty sure it's meant in the sense of "Hey, all of you, I found the perfect man for the job."

[dorsey13]

why is it "il" not "i"

[dnovinc]

Because "il" is definite article for masculine singular nouns while "i" is for masculine plural form.

But note that if it there wasn't a possessive (vostro or tuo in this case) the article would be l' (Questo è l'uomo / This is the man)

http://italian.about.com/library/fare/blfare110a.htm

[TheGandalf]

We're talking about one man, who is possessed by more than one persons.

[Gian762]

Why do they not accept "suo" for "your"? Is it not the formal form for "your"? Please advise.

[dnovinc]

Yes, you're correct "suo" should be accepted as well [Ho il suo uomo = I have your (formal you) man ]. Report it if you see it next time.

[tom12192000]

why is it "il tuo uomo" not "io tuo uomo" ?

[dnovinc]

The definitive article (in this case masculine singular definite article il ) is needed before possesive (vostro/tuo). check this http://italian.about.com/library/fare/blfare132a.htm

Also I presume you wanted to say "Ho io tuo uomo". #1 "io = I" shouldn't be placed behind the verb (It should go before the verb (io ho). #2 the pronoun "io" is not actually necessary since "Ho" the first person singular of the verb "avere" is giving us information who has your man. :)

[agompf]

Could anyone explain why the following sentence is incorrect please?

Io ho l'uomo tuo.

[dagnis]

This sentence finally sounds like the true reason why many of us started to learn Italian -- The Sopranos. I hope I will not be on the receiving end of the conversation when I have to use it in real life.