What is a possessive adjective? Possessive adjectives, in Italian aggettivi possessivi, are those that indicate possession or ownership. The Italian possessive adjectives correspond to the English “my,” “your,” “his,” “her,” “its,” “our,” and “their.” The possessive adjectives are a fundamental part of the speech that you need to know to be able to speak Italian […]
What is the Passato Prossimo? Passato Prossimo is the main past tense in Italian. In English this would be the simple past and present perfect tenses. Examples:Ho mangiato – I ate, I have eatenSono andato – I went, I have gone When do I use the Passato Prossimo in Italian? You have to use […]
One of the first things that you want to do when learning Italian is to learn how to say the days of the week. How to use Days of the Week in Italian? The Days of the week in Italian can be used to express a lot of things: for example to give an appointment, […]
What is a preposition? A preposition, in Italian preposizione, is the part of the speech that connects words or sentences, specifying the relationship between them. Italian prepositions are nine: in, con, su, per, tra, fra, a, da, di. The prepositions in, a, su, a, di, da combine into one word if followed by a definite […]
What is a definite article? The definite article, in Italian articolo determinativo, is the part of the speech that introduces and defines a noun. While in English The is the only definite article, in Italian there are seven different forms to express the definite article. That happens because the article needs to agree in gender […]
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