Le preposizioni articolate: Understand Prepositional Contractions in Italian
Bentornata grammatica! We learned in our simple guide to Italian prepositions that Italian has nine…
Italian Grammar
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A Simple Guide to Italian Prepositions
What are prepositions, and why are they one of the trickiest topics of Italian grammar?…
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Italian Pronouns: A Simple Guide to Identify and Use Them Correctly
What is a pronoun? A pronoun is a tiny word that replaces a noun, usually…
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The Trapassato Prossimo: When Something Happened Before Something Else
Have you ever told a story about the past… but starting from before the main event? Welcome…
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Gli articoli determinativi: How to Use Definite Articles in Italian
L’amore. Gli spaghetti. La nonna. Il vino. L’Italia. What are the little words you see…
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How to Be Polite in Italian: the Present Conditional
Vuoi fare bella figura? Usa il condizionale presente! What is a bella figura? It’s a…
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Ti sei lavato i denti? Italian Reflexive Verbs
Italian reflexive verbs, a simple subject that can sometimes confuse even advanced learners! Simply put,…
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Viva l’Italia! The Subjunctive Mood in Italian
The subjunctive is the most elegant mood of the Italian language, and at some point…
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Imperfetto o passato prossimo? How to talk about the past in Italian
Italian has several past tenses, but the passato prossimo and the imperfetto are the two…
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Essere o avere? How to form compound tenses in Italian
What is all the fuss about essere and avere in Italian? Why do we bring…