Is it written “tutt’altro” or “tuttaltro”?

The correct form is tutt’altro but, written detached with an apostrophe. Tutt’altro means “completely different”. L’esercizio era tutt’altro che semplice. La partita è stata tutt’altro che trionfale. Lo studente era sicuro di avere ragione. L’insegnate era di tutt’altro parere. Tutt’altro is a locution composed of the indefinitive pronoun “tutto” and the indefinitive pronoun “altro”. The two words merged into a […]

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You write “d’accordo” or “daccordo”?

The correct form is d’accordo, with an apostrophe; the word comes from an elision of the letter I in di + accordo, between a preposition and a noun.  Io vado d’accordo con cani e gatti. Andare d’amore e d’accordo. Restiamo d’accordo così per stasera.  The form daccordo is always considered INCORRECT. See also: Is it written tutt’altro or tuttaltro? D’accordo , […]

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Italian Alphabet

The Italian alphabet is made up of 21 letters: 16 consonants 5 vowels Listen to the Italian alphabet: A;a a B;b bi C;c ci D;d di E;e e F;f effe G;g gi H;h acca I;i i L;l elle M;m emme N;n enne O;o o P;p pi Q;q qu R;r erre S;s esse T;t ti U;u u V;v vu / vi […]

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Is it written “allora” or “all’ora”?

Both forms are correct Allora can have different meanings. It can be a conclusive conjunction with the meaning of “therefore” that introduces a logical consequence to what has been said previously.  Marco non ha studiato, allora non ha passato l’esame. It can perform the function of time adverb with the meaning of “at that time” in the past or future. Allora non […]

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Lesson 2

In the second lesson of the course, Veronica explains how to express your general state of health, say how old you are, describe your physical appearance and how to use the verb “avere” (to have). 

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Passive form

Test your Italian with this interactive exercise on the passive form. Exercise N°1 Exercise N°2 Exercise N°3 See also: Passive Form in Italian In the passive form it subject is not who performed the action… Passive Conjugation – Italian Exercise

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Italian Articulated Prepositions

Exercise to test your knowledge of Italian articulated prepositions.   See also: Italian Grammar: Italian Articulated Prepositions (part 1) Italian Articulated Prepositions Improve your Italian grammar, vocabulary and listening with this video exercise on articulated prepositions. Avverbi e preposizioni semplici e articolate

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Italian Superlative

Test your knowledge of the Italian Superlative with this interactive exercise. See also: Italian Grammar: Superlative Multiple-choice exercise on comparatives and superlatives Italian Exercise: Comparatives and Superlatives Italian Exercise No. 13: The Comparative – The Absolute Superlative

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