Rules

Question 1

When do you use “gli”

Answer 1

plural of “lo” - Masculine nouns starting with: S + Consonant, ps, y, z, vowels

Question 2

masculine singular article (regular)

Answer 2

il

Question 3

masculine plural article (regular)

Answer 3

i

Question 4

masculine singular article (irregular)

Answer 4

lo / l’

Question 5

masculine plural article (irregular)

Answer 5

gli

Question 6

feminine singular article

Answer 6

la / l’

Question 7

feminine plural article

Answer 7

le

Question 8

Masculine singular nouns end in…

Answer 8

• o

Question 9

masculine plural nouns end in…

Answer 9

• i

Question 10

feminine singular nouns end in…

Answer 10

• a

Question 11

feminine plural nouns end in…

Answer 11

• e

Question 12

nouns ending in “e” are masculine if…

Answer 12

end in - ore

Question 13

nouns ending in “e” are feminine if…

Answer 13

end in - zione, - sione, - gione

Question 14

nouns ending in “e” plural form

Answer 14

• i

Question 15

nouns ending in “si” are…

Answer 15

feminine

Question 16

nouns ending in a consonant are…

Answer 16

masculine

Question 17

masculine nouns ending in “io” plural form…

Answer 17

• i (drop the o)

Question 18

feminine nouns ending in “ca” plural

Answer 18

• che

Question 19

feminine nouns ending in “ga” plural

Answer 19

• ghe

Question 20

feminine nouns ending in “cia” and “gia”

Answer 20

if preceded by a consonant, lose the “i” / if preceeded by a vowel, keep the “i”

Question 21

when do you use “lo”

Answer 21

Masculine nouns starting with: S + Consonant, ps, y, z, vowels

Question 22

dovere, potere, volere are always followed by

Answer 22

unconjugated verb

Question 23

passato Prossimo formula

Answer 23

Subject + Avere/Essere (conjugated) + Past participle

Question 24

passato prossimo for -are verbs

Answer 24

-ato

Question 25

passato prossimo for -ere verbs

Answer 25

-uto

Question 26

passato prossimo for -ire verbs

Answer 26

-ito

Question 27

intransitive verbs

Answer 27

describes actions, conditions, or states that don't answer the question "what?" or "whom?" after the verb.

Question 28

transitive verbs

Answer 28

requires a direct object to complete its meaning. It answers the question "what?" or "whom?" after the verb.

Question 29

when do you use avere (passato prossimo)

Answer 29

most transitive verbs, have a direct object answer the question what? or whom? after the verb

Question 30

when do you use essere (passato prossimo)

Answer 30

Intransitive verbs - used with verbs that describe a change or transformation in condition, situation, or state of being.

Question 31

reflexive verb

Answer 31

verb where the subject does the action to themselves - always use reflexive pronouns (mi, ti, si, ci, vi, si) - "end in -si"

Question 32

infinitive form

Answer 32

base form of a verb, unconjugated

Question 33

how do you make a verb reflexive

Answer 33

drop the final "e" and add "si"

Question 34

to conjugate reflexive verb

Answer 34

1-remove the -si, 2-remove the infinitive ending, 3-conjugate normally

Question 35

what's the verb stem

Answer 35

when you have removed the reflexive ending and infinitive ending of a verb (alzarsi to alz)

Question 36

how do you know what a reflexive verb means?

Answer 36

You take the basic definition of the verb and then add "to oneself" or "for oneself"

Question 37

when do you use the preposition da

Answer 37

to indicate when a period of time begins

Question 38

when do you use the preposition a

Answer 38

to indicate when a period of time ends

Question 39

is avere or essere used more often with passato prossimo?

Answer 39

avere (Verbs with a direct object that answer What? Whom?)