No. 29 in Italian
sua
"His," "her," "its," or "your" (formal), depending on context.
In a sentence
Questa è la sua casa.
This is her house.
In this sentence, 'sua' is a possessive adjective referring to 'her' and describes ownership of the house.
Lui legge il suo libro: è interessante.
He reads his book: it's interesting.
Here, 'sua' changes form to 'suo,' indicating possession, correlated in gender and number with 'libro' (masculine singular) for 'his.'
Ogni studente deve portare la sua penna.
Every student must bring their pen.
In this example, 'sua' is used in an impersonal generic sense, referring to any student's possession.
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