Italian Indirect Pronouns: atoni/tonici
Indirect pronouns have two forms: FORMA ATONA (Es. Mi piace il calcio) FORMA TONICA (Es. A me piace il calcio)
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Read the text. As you can see there are a lot of repetitions! Replace the repetitions with the correct direct pronouns.
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Read moreObjects to decorate the house
Write the name of the objects found in various parts of the house. See also: Italian House Vocabulary
Read moreReflexive verbs: la mattina di Carla
Fill in the blanks with the reflexive verbs conjugated in the present tense, then click on “verify” to check your answers. See also: Italian grammar: Reflexive verbs Italian Exercises – Reflexive verbs: di mattina o di sera?
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Match the actions to the parts of the day. Observe: the verbs “Svegliarsi”, “Addormentarsi”, “Farsi” are reflexive! See also: Italian grammar: Reflexive verbs Italian Exercise – Reflexive verbs: la mattina di Carla
Read moreDirect Object Pronouns: atoni/tonici
Direct object pronouns have two forms: FORMA ATONA (Es. Ti chiamano) FORMA TONICA (Es. Chiamano te) See also: Italian Indirect Pronouns: atoni/tonici
Read moreCollective 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 […]
Read moreItalian Articulated Prepositions (part 2)
da + la = dalla We use this in the same cases as “da” when the noun which follows is feminine singular and starts with a consonant. Dalla casa, dalla scuola. (From home, from school.) da + le = DALLE We use this in the same cases as “dalla” when the noun which follows is feminine plural and starts with a consonant or […]
Read moreComparisons in Italian
With comparison we compare two terms (nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs or adverbs). COMPARISON COMPARATIVE OF MAJORITY più + 1° termine di paragone Mauro è più simpatico di Giulio. (Mauro is funnier than Giulio.) COMPARATIVE OF EQUALITY tanto o così + 1° termine di paragone Mi piace (tanto) il cinema quanto il teatro. (I like the cinema as much as the […]
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Quando usare “di” e quando usare “che” per introdurre il secondo termine di paragone. Comparatives of majority PIÙ + SOSTANTIVO o PRONOME Mi piacciono più le città piccole di quelle grandi. Il cibo interessa più a me che a te. PIÙ + VERBO o AVVERBIO Mi piace di più dipingere che disegnare. Marco legge più velocemente che correttamente. PIÙ + AGGETTIVO Questa chiesetta campestre è più antica della cattedrale. Comparatives of minority […]
Read more“Ci” or “Ne”
Fill in the blanks with “ci” or “ne”, then click “Verifica” to check your answers.
Read moreComparative Forms in Italian
There are three kinds of comparatives in Italian: Comparativo di maggioranza (Comparatives of majority) Comparativo di minoranza (Comparatives of minority) Comparativo di uguaglianza (Comparatives of equality) Comparatives of majority and minority: To make the comparative form we should place the adverbs “più” (for a comparative of majority) or “meno” (for a comparative of minority) before the adjective. We should then […]
Read moreItalian Articulated Prepositions (part 1)
Preposizione semplice + l’articolo determinativo (preposition + definite article) di + il = DEL We use this in the same cases as the prepositon “di” when the noun which follows is masculine singular and starts with a consonant. L’onda del mare. (The wave of the sea.) di + la = DELLA We use this in the same cases as the prepositon “di” […]
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