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 main adverbs of time in Italian are: Prima (before) → used to indicate an action which took place before another. Prima di andare a lavorare, faccio la spesa. (Before I go to work, I go shopping.) Dopo (after)→ used to indicate an action which took place before another. Dopo essere andato alla posta, sono passato in banca. (After going to the post office, […]
Read moreWe use an adverb of quantity, also called adverb of intensity, to give more information about an adjective. For example we can say: C’e freddo. (It’s cold.) But if we add an adverb of quantity we give a clearer idea of the situation. So we can say: C’e abbastanza freddo. (It’s quite cold.) C’e molto freddo. (It’s very cold.) The […]
Read moreLì, là, qui, qua, giù, su, laggiù, lassù, davanti, dietro, sopra, sotto, dentro, fuori, altrove, intorno, ci, vi , ecc. Some common adverbs of place are: qui, qua To indicate a place near to where the person is speaking. lì, là To indicate a place far away from where the person is speaking. Qui fa freddo e lì? Qua c’è caldo e […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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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
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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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
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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 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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