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 Gerund

The gerund is used to talk about: something happening now or at a certain time in the past something which happened in the past at the same time as another action It is formed from the root of the present simple + –ando or –endo, depending on the conjugation It can have two tenses: Present Mangiando una mela mi cadde un […]

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The articles

Ho comprato dei quaderni nuovi.

Articles are divided into definite and indefinite. Definite Articles The definite articles are: il, lo, la; with nouns in the singular i, gli, le; with nouns in the plural and indicate people, animals and specific things. For example: Ho comprato il quaderno nuovo. Ho comprato i quaderni nuovi. Indefinite Articles The indefinite articles are: un, uno, una and indicate people, […]

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Italian Definite Articles

Articoli determinativi: Il libro

Remember that in Italian, every noun is either masculine or feminine so the definite article, “the” in English, is either masculine singular, masculine plural, feminine singular or feminine plural. Masculine definite articles Il: for masculine singular nouns which start with a consonant. Il libro (the book) Il vino (the wine) Il tavolo (the table) L’: for masculine singular nouns which […]

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Italian Indefinite Articles

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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