Two common contractions are com’è? (a contraction of come è? meaning “how is?“) and dov’è? (a contraction of dove è? meaning “where is?“). Again, note that in Italian the subject and v
NEGATIVE PHRASESda nientenot importantmainevernessunono one, nobodyniente (nulla)nothingné...néneither...nornessunno, not...anyneanche, nemmeno, neppurenot evenper nienteat all
Note that nessun is used as an adjective, and must agree in gender and number with the thing that it describes. Moreover, nessun and niente usually follow the verb when they act as the object. When on
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
2There are several adjectives that have irregular comparative and superlative forms. IRREGULAR ITALIAN ADJECTIVES ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE ABSOLUTE SUPERLATIVE alto (high) superiore (higher) supremo/somm
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
3. In dates—note that nel is the contraction for the prepositional article in + il: Cristoforo Colombo è nato nel 1451. (Christopher Columbus was born in 1451.)Caravaggio è morto nel 1570. (Carava
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
3. To indicate the worth or price of something: Voglio un francobollo da cento lire. (I want a 100 lire stamp.)è una casa da poco prezzo. (It’s a house of little worth.)
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