The Italian preposition di means “of“ in English. It is used in the following cases: 1. To indicate possession: il libro di Maria (Maria’s book)la padella del cuoco (the cook’s pan)la casa del
The Italian prepositions per, su, con, and fra/tra stand for many different words and are used in a variety of grammatical constructions. The preposition per (“for“ in English) is used to indicate
The imperative verb forms are used to give orders or advice, to urge strongly, and to exhort. It is a simple tense—in the sense that it isn’t compound—and has only one form, the present. Further
Usually the Italian preposition in means “in“ in English, but it can also mean “to“ or “by“! The preposition in is used in the following cases. 1. To express the idea of going somewhere or
The Italian preposition da means “from“ in English. This preposition is used in time expressions, in which case you may translate it as “since“ or “for.“ Italian uses the construction of p
A sentence is usually made negative in Italian by placing the word non in front of the verb: Francesca voule dormire. (Francesca wants to sleep.) Francesca non voule dormire. (Francesca doesnt want to
As a rule, the Italian possessive adjectives are preceded by definite articles: la mia camicia (my shirt) il nostro amico (our friend) i vostro vicini (your neighbor) i suoi libri (his/her books) One
What about the most delicious pasta? The ultimate gelato? The absolute superlative expresses the concepts of very, extremely, or most. In Italian, superlatives are formed by adding the suffix -issimo
The Italian prepositions per, su, con, and fra/tra stand for many different words and are used in a variety of grammatical constructions. The preposition per (“for“ in English) is used to indicate
Usually the Italian preposition in means “in“ in English, but it can also mean “to“ or “by“! The preposition in is used in the following cases. 1. To express the idea of going somewhere or