Before the 17th century, Neapolitan allowed for the free variations of pre and postnominal positioning of possessives. Overtime the form was grammaticalized until postnominal was the only position available for possessives. (Ledgeway, 2009)

In the following examples "vuoste," "soia," and "noste" are possessives meaning your (pl.), her, and our. This restriction can often lead to confusion because Italian allows for either placement, with the postnominal position often being used for emphasis.