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Italian Grammar
Chi, Che, Quale, Quanto In Italian, as in English, we use an interrogative pronoun to introduce a question. Examples of these are: About person: CHI? = Who? (invariable, subject and complement) About things: CHE? = What? (invariable, subject and complement that corresponds to “che cosa?”) Note: Often in spoken Italian we […]
ITALIAN PRONOUNS (pronomi) – Part 2 2. OBJECT PRONOUNS Object pronouns are used as object of the verb and can be direct or indirect. Direct object pronouns answer the questions “Chi?” or “Che cosa?” (“Whom?” or “What?”). Examples: Io chiamo Piero = Io lo chiamo ( I call Piero = […]
Complements in Italian can be a bit tricky for those learning the language. Several verbs in English that require complements after them don’t in Italian and vice versa. Complements are generally used in a sentence to provide additional information to the listener or reader. It is an element of the proposition or […]
The adverb is a part of a speech that doesn’t change (invariable). The adverb modifies the meaning of an other word (generally a verb). Normally the adverb stays after the verb or before an adjective. Examples: Maria mangia molto.( In this case the adverb comes after the verb) Maria […]
Adjectives describe, qualify or modify nouns and pronouns. They can also be descriptive when describing the noun in detail by assigning an attribute to that noun. In English adjectives generally come before the noun they modify, in Italian they come after. In Italian the adjective and noun must also have […]