Is it written per cui or percui?

The correct form is per cui, detached. The form percui, all attached, is wrong. The expression per cui  is composed of the simple preposition “per” and the relative pronoun “cui”. Per cui has two different meanings. In colloquial Italian, the expression per cui is used as a conjunctive locution with deductive or conclusive value in reference to what was previously […]

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Is it written perciò or per ciò?

Both forms are correct but have different uses. Perciò is a concluding conjunction that introduces a sentence in which the consequence of facts expressed in the previous sentence and which are its cause is expressed. Perciò means “per questo motivo” (for this reason). Ho studiato tanto perciò ho preso un voto alto all’esame. Oggi fa molto caldo perciò vado al […]

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Adjectives of Nationality

Increase your knowledge of Italian adjectives of nationality with this multiple-choice exercise.   See also:  Italian Grammar: Adjectives of Nationality Exercises: Adjectives of Nationality Drag the words into the right spaces Exercises: Adjectives of Nationality Fill in the missing words Exercises: Adjectives of Nationality Complete with the correct nationalities  

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Collective nouns

Collective nouns are nouns that indicate a set of people, things or animals but are always in the singular. Molta gente è preoccupata per il cambiamento climatico. Lo stormo di uccelli vola nel cielo. La folla di persone protesta in piazza. The use of collective nouns often creates difficulties in agreement with verbs and adjectives because they are singular nouns  but […]

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Italian Verb ASCOLTARE (to listen)

Ascoltare is a regular verb. It is transitive. It conjugates with the verb avere. Below you will find all its Indicative forms (present, present perfect, imperfect, past perfect, past definite, past anterior, future simple and future perfect); all its Subjunctive forms (present, present perfect, imperfect and past perfect); all its Conditional forms (present and past); its Imperative forms; its Gerund (past and present); […]

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Italian Verb “CHIAMARE” (to call)

Chiamare is a regular verb. It is transitive. It conjugates with the verb avere. Below you will find all its Indicative forms (present, present perfect, imperfect, past perfect, past definite, past anterior, future simple and future perfect); all its Subjunctive forms (present, present perfect, imperfect and past perfect); all its Conditional forms (present and past); its Imperative forms; its Gerund (past and present); […]

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Italian Verb CENARE (to have dinner)

Cenare is a regular verb. It is intransitive. It conjugates with the verb avere. Below you will find all its Indicative forms (present, present perfect, imperfect, past perfect, past definite, past anterior, future simple and future perfect); all its Subjunctive forms (present, present perfect, imperfect and past perfect); all its Conditional forms (present and past); its Imperative forms; its Gerund (past and […]

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The real history of pizza

Le origini della nostra pizza sono antichissime. Sapevate che era il piatto dei poveri? La versione più antica non era così elaborata come quella odierna che possiamo degustare a casa nostra o in pizzeria! Basti pensare che anticamente l’uomo macinava il grano per nutrirsi, e successivamente scoprì di poter formare un impasto unendo farina e acqua e di poterlo cuocere su dei dischi di pietra rovente. Gli […]

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Nuraghi

Il nuraghe è una torre in pietra a forma di cono ampiamente diffusa in tutto il territorio della Sardegna e risale al II millennio a. C. circa. La datazione dei nuraghi è incerta e le date vanno attribuite solamente ai manufatti trovati all’interno di ciascun edificio. I nuraghi furono il centro della vita sociale degli antichi Sardi e diedero il nome alla loro civiltà, la civiltà nuragica. Unici […]

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Exercise N°2: Future simple and future perfect tenses

Interactive Italian exercise on the future simple and future perfect. Complete the exercise and test yourself. See also: Italian Future Simple Tense Il futuro semplice in italiano indica un’azione che… Italian Future Perfect Tense Il futuro anteriore indica fatti già compiuti che si… Italian Exercise on the Future Simple Ce la farò, Alex Baroni Italian Exercise on the Future Simple La […]

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