The One World Italiano page dedicated to Italian grammar offers a wide range of resources to help students improve their language skills.
It includes detailed sections on grammar rules, spelling, and practical exercises. Topics range from the use of auxiliary verbs “essere” and “avere” to differences between similar forms like “si” and “sì”.
It is a comprehensive reference for those who want to deepen their understanding of Italian grammar.
The subjunctive (congiuntivo) used mainly in two cases: after verbs expressing opinions, thoughts or feelings, such as pensare, credere, ritenere, aver la sensazione in the hypothetical period. Present Subjunctive Credo che stiano bene insieme. (I think that they are good together.) Suppongo che Marco sia uscito. (I suppose Marco’s gone out.) Spero che torni presto. (I hope you come back soon.) Penso che tu […]
Read moreInterrogative and exclamatory adverbs are used in interrogative and exclamative sentences to talk about: Places Dov’è Nadia? (Where’s Nadia?) Dove vuoi andare a mangiare? (Where do you want to go to eat?) Dove trovi le forze per studiare così tanto? (Where do you get the strength to study so much?) Da dove arriva il nuovo vicino? (Where is the new neighbour from?) Dove si […]
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Some Italian adverbs of frequency are: Sempre (Always): tutte le volte Bevo sempre acqua naturale. (I always drink still water.) Spesso (Often): frequentemente Vado spesso in palestra. (I often go to the gym.) Ogni tanto (Sometimes): qualche volta Ogni tanto gioco a scacchi. (I sometimes play chess.) Raramente (Rarely): pochissime volte Vado raramente a teatro. (I rarely go to the theatre.) Non … Mai […]
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The indefinite articles are used to indicate a generic element of a whole. Masculine indefinite articles Un: this indefinite article is used when the noun is masculine singular and begins with a consonant or a vowel. Note that we don’t use un’. Un quaderno (a notebook) Un libro (a book) Un piatto (a dish) Un uomo (a man) Un albero (a […]
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Below is a list of Italian ordinal numbers from first to 99th Below is a list of Italian ordinal numbers from 100th to 1 millionth See also: Italian Cardinal Numbers Numbers in Italian – Exercise Italian Cardinal Numbers – Italian Ordinal Numbers Italian Numbers Idioms
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Italian numbers from 0 to 99 Let’s learn to count in Italian! Listen carefully and repeat the numbers! Practicing is the best way to learn quickly… Italian numbers from 100 to 1,000,000 See also: Italian Ordinal Numbers Numbers in Italian – Exercise Italian Cardinal Numbers – Italian Ordinal Numbers Italian Numbers Idioms
Read moreImprove your knowledge of Italian with this exercise on the past definite tense (passato remoto). See also: Grammar reference: Passato Remoto Past Definite Tense Exercise Learn Italian with music: Passato Remoto Learn Italian with music: Passato Remoto
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Descriptive adjectives agree in gender and number with the noun they refer to. Most of the masculine adjectives have the singular form that ends with -o, and the plural form that ends with -i, the feminine ones end with -a and -e. Adjectives that end with -e, both masculine and feminine, have the plural form that end with -i. Singular Plural masculine which end in -o un […]
Read morePossessive adjectives indicate ownership of something by someone. Italian Possessive Adjectives Masculine Feminine Mio, miei Tuo, tuoi Suo, suoi Nostro, nostri Vostro, vostri Loro Mia, mie Tua, tue Sua, sue Nostra, nostre Vostra, vostre Loro Possessive adjectives agree in gender and number with the noun they refer to, and they generally come after the article. E.g.: il mio libro (my […]
Read morePer sapere la nazionalità e provenienza di una persona si domanda: Di dove sei (tu)? – (Io) Sono di Buenos Aires. – (Io) Sono argentina. Di che nazionalità è lui? – Lui è giapponese. (Voi) Siete inglesi? – Sì – No, (Noi) siamo americani. Ascolta anche i dialoghi: Nazionalità e Provenienza Non ci sono regole per creare l’aggettivo di nazionalità, di solito hanno […]
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