Test 1 Grammar Flashcards
conjugation of essere
sono sei é siamo siete sono
conjugation of avere
ho hai ha abbiamo avete hanno
conjugation of -are verbs
- o
- i
- a
- iamo
- ate
- ano
conjugation of chiamarsi
mi chiamo ti chiami si chiama ci chiamiamo vi chiamate si chiamano
When do you use “di”?
to say where you are from
can be a city or country
When do you use “a”?
to say where you do something
before a city / town
When do you use “in”?
to say where you do something
before a larger place (state or country)
you also use “in” before the centro or periferia
When do you have to add “h” to -are conjugation?
in the tu and noi forms to keep the hard sound
for words that end in g or c
What word do you use for objects close to the speaker?
questo/a
What word do you use for objects far from the speaker?
quello/a
Plural form of masculine nouns
change the -o to an -i
Plural form of feminine nouns
change the -a to an -e
Plural form of -e ending nouns
change the -e to an -i
When you are talking about a mixed group of guys and girls what plural form do you use?
-i ending
Which endings do you need to add a “h” to in the plural form to keep the hard sound?
-co, -ca, -ga, -go
Which type of nouns do not change when plural?
shortened nouns or nouns ending in an accented vowel
Indefinite masculine articles
uno and un
When to use uno?
only before z/s noun
Indefinite feminine articles
un’ or una
When to use un’ ?
Use un’ before a vowel to prevent cacophony
Definite masculine articles, singular
l’
lo
il
Definite masculine articles, plural
gli
i
When do you use l’ ?
before vowels
When do you use lo ?
before z/s nouns
