Essere and stare are two important Italian verbs which have many similarities and are sometimes (but not always) interchangeable. What creates a lot of confusion among students of Italian language is the fact that, in some cases, both can be translated with the verb to be. In this article we’ll see when it’s appropriate to […]
Italian demonstrative adjectives are used to indicate the position of a person or thing in space or time according to the speaker’s (or listener) point of view. In this article we will see how to use them and the main differences with English. What Are Italian Demonstrative Adjectives The Italian aggettivi dimostrativi are widely used […]
What Is The Periodo Ipotetico In Italian? The periodo ipotetico in Italian is the conditional sentence used to make hypothesis about the past, present, future or to predict the consequences of an action. There are three types of conditional clauses, which are used to express certain hypothesis, possible hypothesis or impossible hypothesis. Let’s see some examples: […]
How Do I Say I Like In Italian? If you want to say I like you, I like dancing, I like food, I like going out with my friends, or whatever it is that you like, in Italian you should use the verb piacere. The Italian verb piacere is one of the most common verbs […]
Lean how to use indirect object pronouns in Italian, stressed and unsressed, and how to distinguish them from the direct object pronouns.
What Is The Italian Condizionale? The Italian conditional tense, or condizionale, is a mood used to describe all the situations related to uncertainty, doubt, wishes, assumptions, hypotheses or polite requests. The Italian Present Conditional Tense is the equivalent of the English constructions with “would” + verb. Vorrei un caffè I would like a coffee Apriresti la […]
Learn Italian Direct Object Pronouns: discover how to use direct object pronouns in Italian with an easy guide and a lot of examples in Italian.
The Subjunctive, or congiuntivo in Italian, is a mood that you can find in many situations, mostly used to connect subordinate clauses to main clauses. Unlike in Italian language, the subjunctive is rarely used in English. Knowing how to use the subjunctive will help you sound more like a native and communicate a bit more accurately. In […]
Italian future tense – Learn how to use the future tense in Italian and talk about future events. With conjugation tables and examples.
What is an Italian reflexive verb? A reflexive verb, in Italian verbo riflessivo, is a verb that ends in -si in its infinitive form (the ‘’to’’ form). The -si in the infinitive is a reflexive pronoun and can be translated as “to self” or “to oneself” and it expresses that there is a reflection of […]
Learn about the 10 Common Mistakes Every English Speaker Makes In Italian And How To Avoid Them