cogliere (to pick, to pluck)colgoColga!Colgano!dire (to say, to tell)dicoDica!Dicano!fare (to make)faccioFaccia!Facciano!porre (to place, to put down)pongoPonga!Pongano!
rimanere (to stay, to remain)rimangoRimanga!Rimangano!salire (to climb)salgoSalga!Salgano!scegliere (to choose, to pick)scelgoScelga!Scelgano!sedere (to sit down)siedoSieda!Siedano!
suonare (to play a musical instrument)suonoSuoni!Suonino!tradurre (to translate)traducoTraduca!Traducano!trarre (to draw, to pull)traggoTragga!Traggano!udire (to listen)odoOda!Odano!
uscire (to exit)escoEsca!Escano!venire (to come)vengoVenga!Vengano!Finally, some verbs have irregular formal command forms that are not based on any present-indicative forms, and which you will have t
In questions beginning with an interrogative word, the subject is usually placed at the end of the sentence.Quando guardala TV Michele?(When does Michael watch TV?)Prepositions such asa, di, con,andpe
Preposizioni Semplicidi (d’)of, fromaat, to, indafrom, byininconwithsuonperfortra, frabetweenExamples:ViveaRoma.(She livesinRome.)L’aereo arrivadaLondra.(The airplane arrivesfromLondon.)AbitainCal
A direct object is the direct recipient of the action of a verb.I invite the boys.Whom do I invite? The boys.He reads the book.What does he read? The book.The nouns boys and books are direct objects.
In a reflexive sentence the action of the verb reverts to the subject, as in the following examples:Iwashmyself.Theyenjoythemselves. In reflexive sentences, Italian verbs, like English verbs, are conj
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 s
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 excep