by Serena | Aug 27, 2025 | Italian grammar
What Does Prendersela Mean? The verb prendersela means “to take something badly” or “to get offended/upset.” It’s used when someone reacts emotionally, often more than necessary. Prendersela is a pronominal verb—a type of verb that doesn’t usually have a direct...
by Serena | Apr 30, 2021 | Italian culture, adavanced Italian, intermediate Italian, Italian Idioms, Italian proverbs
Italian proverb #1: Tutte le strade portano a Roma ‘Tutte le strade portano a Roma” is a famous Italian. Ir refers to the fact that many different roads were connecting the city with the rest of the Empire. All these roads would have led the travelers to...
by Serena | Dec 6, 2023 | beginners, intermediate, Italian grammar
Question words are those used at the beginning of a sentence to form a question. In English, these include words such as ‘Who?’, ‘What?’, and ‘When?’. In Italian, equivalent words are ‘Chi?’, ‘Cosa?’, and...
by Serena | Mar 21, 2024 | Italian grammar, Beginner Italian
When learning Italian, one of the first things you might want to know is how to ask questions. To start a question, we often use a question word, which is a special word we use to ask about where, what, how, etc. Question Words English Examples Che cosa / Cosa /...
by Serena | Dec 17, 2023 | Italian grammar, beginners
Subject–Verb–Object in Italian Sentence Structure Italian follows the same sentence order as English: ? Subject – Verb – Object (SVO) We call this pattern SVO, for simplicity. The subject is the doer of the action. The verb is the action...