The English relative pronoun whose (the genitive) is translated to Italian with article + cui. The construction matches in gender and number with the thing possessed, the gender and number of the owner is irrelevant.
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| La donna il cui figlio |
va a scuola con me, mi ha invitato a casa sua. |
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| The woman whose son |
goes to college with me, invited me to his home. |
| La donna la cui figlia |
va a scuola con me, mi ha invitato a casa sua. |
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| The woman whose daughter |
goes to college with me, invited me to his home. |
| La donna i cui figli |
vanno a scuola con me, mi ha invitato a casa sua. |
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| The woman whose sons |
go to college with me, invited me to his home. |
| La donna le cui figlie |
vanno a scuola con me, mi ha invitato a casa sua. |
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| The woman whose daughters |
go to college with me, invited me to his home. |
