Adjectives Flashcards by Bryn Mota

If an adjective follows a noun, what do you need to remember?

It needs to agree with the noun

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How do you make an adjective agree with the noun before it, it ends in -O?

Singular
- o (masc singular)
- a (fem singular)

Plural
- i (masc plural)
- e (fem plural)

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How do you make an adjective agree with the noun before it, it ends in -E?

Singular
- e (masc or fem singular)

Plural
- i (masc or fem plural)

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How do you make an adjective agree with the noun before it, it ends in -ISTA?

Singular
- a (masc or fem singular)

Plural
- i (masc plural)
- e (fem plural

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How do you describe the color of a person’s eyes or hair?

Avere
+
gli occhi or i capelli
+
adjective

ex: I have brown eyes = Ho gli occhi castani

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How do you say “with” a hair color

Ex: The girl “with” brown hair

Con i/dai capelli (adjective)

Ex: La ragazza con i/dai capelli castani.

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Tall or high

(all forms)

alto
alta
alti
alte

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Short

(all forms)

basso
bassa
bassi
basse

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Blonde

(all forms)

biondo
bionda
biondi
bionde

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Ugly

(all forms)

brutto
brutta
brutti
brutte

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Cute

(all forms)

carino
carina
carini
carine

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Fat

(all forms)

grasso
grassa
grassi
grasse

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Thin

(all forms)

magro
magra
magri
magre

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Dark Haired

(all forms)

moro
mora
mori
more

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Muscular

(all forms)

muscoloso
muscolosa
muscolosi
muscolose

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Active

(all forms)

sportivo
sportiva
sportivi
sportive

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Cheerful

(all forms)

allegro
allegra
allegri
allegre

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Angry

(all forms)

arrabbiato
arrabbiata
arrabbiati
arrabbiate

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Audacious, bold, daring

(all forms)

audace (all singular)
audaci (all plural)

(owl-DAH-chay)

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Dynamic

(all forms)

dinamico
dinamica
dinamici
dinamice

(dee-NAH-mee-koh)

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Confident, casual, nochalant, free & easy

(all forms)

disinvolto
disinvolta
disinvolti
disinvolte

(deez-in-VOL-toe)

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Shrewd, sly, cunning

(all forms)

furbo
furba
furbi
furbe

almost like (four-bow)

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Naive

(all forms)

ingenuo
ingenua
ingenui
ingenue

(een-GEN-ew-oh)

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(in)Sensitive

(all forms)

(in) sensibile (all singular)
(in) sensibili (all plural)

(sen-SEE-bee-lee-eh or ee)

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(ir)Responsible (all forms)

(ir)responsibile (ir)responsabili (ree-spon-SAH-bee-lay or lee)

Courteous Discourteous or rude (all forms)

cortese scortesi (core-TAZE-zay or zee)

Selfish (all forms)

egoista (all singular) egoisti (masc, plur) egoiste (fem, plur) (ay-go-IST-ah)

Feminist (all forms)

femminista (all sing) femministi (masc, plur) femministe (fem, plur)

Optimistic (all forms)

ottimista (all sing) ottimiti (masc, plur) ottimiste (fem, plur)

Pessimistic (all forms)

pessimista pessimisti (masc, plur) pessimiste (

The Italian student is confident

lo studente italiano è disinvolto.

Mrs. Tiberia is angry

La signora Tiberia è arribbiata.

Those children are rude

Quei bambini sono scortesi.

You daughters are cute

Le tue figlie sono carine.

Robert is very selfish.

roberto è molto egoista.

Antonio and Angela are optimistic.

Antonio e angela sono ottimisti.

Fabiola is never pessimistic.

Fabiola non è mai pessimista.

Daniela and Giorgia are feminists.

Daniela e Giorgia sono femministe.

Warm / Hot

caldo calda caldi calde

Cold

freddo fredda freddi fredde

Small, little

piccolo piccola piccoli piccole

Bad, evil

cattivo cattiva cattivi cattive

Yellow

giallo gialla gialli gialle

Red

rosso rossa rossi rosse

Black

nero nera neri nere

Sweet

dolce dolci

Big, large

grande grandi

Happy

felice felici

Sad

triste tristi

Interesting

interessante interessanti

Fun

divertente divertenti

Green

verde verdi

brown

marrone marroni

Orange

arancione arancioni

Is your dog small or big?

il tuo cane è piccolo o grande?

The girls are cheerful and happy.

Le bembine sono allergre e felici. allegro > allegre felice > felici

I eat a small and sweet strawberry.

Mangio una fragola piccola e dolce. piccolo > piccola dolce > stays dolce

The autumn leaves are red, yellow, orange and brown

Le foglie autunnali sono rosse, gialle, arancioni e marroni autunnale (autumnal) > autunnali rosso > rosse giallo > gialle arancione > arancioni marrone > marroni

The coffee is hot and the (freshly squeezed) juice is cold

Il caffè è caldo e la apremuta è fredda Caldo stays caldo Freddo > fredda

I live in a small house, but I have two very large balconies and a green garden

Vivo in una casa piccola, ma ho due balconi molto grandi e un giardino verde. piccolo > piccola grande > grandi verde stays verde

Your dogs are small and very beautiful.

I tuoi cani sono piccoli e molto belli. piccolo >piccoli bello > belli (when following the noun)

Do you (inform) prefer a sweet or savory breakfast?

Preferisci una colazione dolce o salata? dolce stays dolce salato > salata

In Rome there are many famous monuments

A Roma ci sono tanti monumenti famosi. famoso > famosi

The leaves of the trees are yellow, red and green

Le foglie degli alberi sono gialle, rosse, e verdi. degli = di + gli giallo > gialle rosso > rosse verde > verdi

The churches are very beautiful and interesting

Le chiese sono molto belle e interessanti la chiesa = church > le chiese bello > belle (when following noun) interessante > interresanti

Explain how the adjective Bello changes in a sentance

After noun = behaves like a normal adjective (bello/a/i/e) Before noun = changes based on 1st letter of the following noun. It behaves like the definite article (il, lo, l', la, i, gli, le)

Conjugate "bello" if it is before a noun in a sentence

Masculine il = bel lo = bello l' = bell' i = bei gli = begli Feminine la = bella l' = bell' le = belle

Content

contento contenta contenti contente

Difficult

difficile difficili

Generous

generoso generosa generosi generose

Important

importante importanti

Independent

indipendente indipendenti

Long

lungo lunga lungi lunge

Nervous

nervoso nervosa nervosi nervose

Serious

serio seria seri serie

Sincere

sincero sinsera sinseri sinsere

Sociable

socievole socievoli

Studious

studioso studiosa studiosi studiose

Timid / shy

timido (TEE-mee-doh) timida timidi timide

Unpleasant

antipatico antipatica antipatici antipatice

Beautiful / Handsome (when coming after the noun)

bello bella belli belle

Good / Talented (when coming after the noun) *describing someone

bravo brava bravi brave

Good (when coming after the noun)

buono buona buoni buone

If an adjective ends in -co, -ca, -go, -ga, what do you need to do in the plural tense?

Add -h to maintain the hard sound of the c or g *exception = simpatici / antipatici

Stephan and Lori are German

Stephan and Lori sono tedeschi tedesco > tedescHi

The girls are nice

Le ragazze sono simpatiche simpatico > simpaticHe

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