Italian Noun Gender. Determining Masculine vs. Feminine
Nouns ending in ‘-o’ or ‘-a’ In Italian language, nouns, pronouns, and adjectives can be assigned one of two grammatical genders: masculine or feminine. The gender of a word is arbitrary and does not always have a logical connection to...
Italian Prepositions: In or A?
In or A? How to Use These Italian Prepositions One of the most common mistakes for Italian learners is choosing between the prepositions a and in. And that’s completely normal. Sometimes there are clear rules for when to use in and when to use a. But in many cases,...
Italian Impersonal Form
The impersonal form with “si” In Italian, we have a simple way to make a generalization or to make a sentence where the subject is not specified: the impersonal form. The impersonal form is made up by: si + any verb conjugated in the 3rd person singular....
Common expressions using ESSERE and AVERE
In Italian, the verbs essere and avere are certainly amongst the most popular ones. This is why they are widely used in many common Italian idiomatic expressions like the one following. Bear in mind that a certain number of recurring expressions use the...About
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