Unit 2 Grammar

Question 1

How do you say from 9 to 5?

Answer 1

Dalle nove alle diciassette

Question 2

What preposition do you use before mezzogiorno and mezzanotte?

Answer 2

da / a

Question 3

What preposition do you use before “una” ?

Answer 3

all’ / dall’

Question 4

What preposition do you use for days of the week?

Answer 4

dal / al

Question 5

What prepositions do you use specifically for “domenica”?

Answer 5

dalla / alla

Question 6

What follows cominciare?

Answer 6

a + infinitive

Question 7

What follows aiutare?

Answer 7

a + infinitive

Question 8

What is the definition of aiutare?

Answer 8

to help

Question 9

What follows andare?

Answer 9

a + infinitive

Question 10

What follows finire?

Answer 10

di + infinitive

Question 11

What follows consigliare?

Answer 11

di + infinitive

Question 12

What is the definition of consigliare?

Answer 12

to recommend

Question 13

What follows pensare?

Answer 13

di + infinitive

Question 14

Where does spesso go?

Answer 14

after the verb

Question 15

Where does qualche volta go?

Answer 15

In front of the verb

Question 16

What does spesso mean?

Answer 16

often

Question 17

Where does sempre go?

Answer 17

after the verb

Question 18

Where does di solito go?

Answer 18

in front of the verb

Question 19

What does di solito mean?

Answer 19

usually

Question 20

Where does raramente go?

Answer 20

After the verb

Question 21

With what verbs do reflexive verbs not become fully conjugated?

Answer 21

When the reflexive verb follows:
volere
potere
dovere

Question 22

What does volere mean?

Answer 22

to want to

Question 23

present tense conjugation of volere

Answer 23

voglio
vuoi 
vuole 
vogliamo 
volete 
vogliono

Question 24

present tense conjugation of dovere

Answer 24

devo
devi
deve
dobbiamo 
dovete 
devnono

Question 25

What does dovere mean?

Answer 25

to have to

Question 26

present tense conjugation of potere

Answer 26

``` posso puoi può possiamo potete possono ```

Question 27

What does potere mean?

Answer 27

to be able to

Question 28

How do you conjugate reflexives after dovere, potere, or volere?

Answer 28

You drop the -si and add the correct article to the ending of the reflexive ex: dobbiamo alzarci

Question 29

What to say when someone leaves for a tip?

Answer 29

Buon viaggio!

Question 30

What to say on someone's birthday?

Answer 30

Tanti auguri!

Question 31

How do you say congratulations?

Answer 31

Congratulazioni!

Question 32

How do you say happy new year?

Answer 32

Buon anno

Question 33

What do you say when you run into someone and want to wish them well?

Answer 33

Buona giornata

Question 34

What do you say on Christmas?

Answer 34

Buon Natale!

Question 35

What do you say before someone's vacation?

Answer 35

Buone vacanze!

Question 36

How do you say "have fun!" or "good fun!"

Answer 36

Buon divertimento

Question 37

What do you say when someone leaves for work or starts studying?

Answer 37

Buon lavoro

Question 38

What do you say at a meal or when sitting down?

Answer 38

Buon appetito

Question 39

What do you say when opening a bottle of wine?

Answer 39

Salute! / Cin cin!

Question 40

How do you conjugate reflexive verbs in the passato prossimo?

Answer 40

use the correct article, conjugate essere, make sure past tense ending matches

Question 41

What are the reflexive verb articles?

Answer 41

``` mi ti si ci vi si ```

Question 42

What do possessive adjectives agree with?

Answer 42

agree with the object you are talking about

Question 43

What does parente mean?

Answer 43

relative NOT parent

Question 44

When do you not use article with possessive adjectives?

Answer 44

when talking about singular family members (and not loro)

Question 45

Do you use an article with plural family members?

Answer 45

yes

Question 46

Do you use an article with fiance?

Answer 46

yes

Question 47

Do you use an article with boyfriend, girlfriend, pets?

Answer 47

Yes

Question 48

When do you use an article even with singular fam. members?

Answer 48

with loro and when family members are "modified" in the ending

Question 49

Difference between stancarsi and addormentarsi?

Answer 49

Stancarsi means to get tired | Addormentarsi means to go to bed

Question 50

Difference between alzarsi and svegliarsi?

Answer 50

Alzarsi means to get up | Svegliarsi means to wake up

Question 51

What prepositions do dates use?

Answer 51

dall / all' / al

Question 52

What prepositions come before "otto"?

Answer 52

dalle / alle

Question 53

What prepositions do you use before domani / ieri?

Answer 53

da /a

Question 54

What is correre in past tense?

Answer 54

corso

Question 55

What auxiliary verb does visitare and viaggiare take?

Answer 55

avere

Question 56

How do you say good luck?

Answer 56

In bocca al lupo

Question 57

How do you say to toast?

Answer 57

Brindare – often use "cin cin" with this word

Question 58

What does "loro" possessive adjective translate to?

Answer 58

their ex: vivano con la loro figlia (they live with their daughter)

Question 59

What does cambiare mean?

Answer 59

to change

Question 60

What does trovare mean?

Answer 60

to find

Question 61

What does mettere mean?

Answer 61

to put (can also mean to put on)