Comparisons 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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Comparative 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 […]

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Conditional Forms

The conditionals are formed by adding to the future root and has two tenses: 1) The Present Conditional (or Simple Conditional) is used: to express yourself politely Vorremmo parlare con il direttore di quest’albergo. (We would like to talk to the director of this hotel.) Per favore, potresti chiudere la finestra? (Could you close the window, please?) to express the possibility of carrying […]

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Italian Adverbs of Time

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, […]

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