The Past Conditional in Italian Explained
The Past Conditional in Italian Explained In Italian, there is a present conditional and a past conditional. The key difference between the present conditional and the past conditional is that the first comprises one element, and the second includes two elements, (the auxiliary and the past participle. The auxiliary will be the present conditional of “avere” or “essere”, […]
Essere and Stare: what’s the difference?
Essere & Stare: What’s the Difference? In Italian, there are two verbs that have just one equivalent in English: stare and essere. They are not interchangeable, though. The good news is that in 95% of the cases, the verb to use is essere. So, when in doubt, use essere! However, there are cases where use stare is […]
When Italian Adjectives Comes Before a Noun
When Italian Adjectives Come Before a Noun One of the most important differences between English and Italian is the position of the adjective. An adjective is a part of a sentence that is describing a person or a thing, like beautiful, small, big, smart, new, old, etc… In English the adjective always precedes a noun! […]
Andare and Venire: The Difference
The difference between VENIRE and ANDARE For most English speakers, the verbs “go” and “come” are interchangeable or synonyms. Instead, in Italian, the verbs venire and andare are not interchangeable and have distinct meanings. What does “venire” mean? Venire means “to come,” and it’s an irregular verb of the 3rd group. This is the conjugation […]
How to use the Italian prepositions IN and A
The difference between the prepositions “A” and “IN” One of the most common mistakes in Italian (for foreign learners) concerns the use of the preposition a and in. And it is totally normal. In fact, in some cases, specific rules are telling you how to use the preposition in and when using the preposition a. However, the truth is that in most […]
The “ISC” conjugation (present conjugation)
The “ISC” Conjugation of Italian Verbs Today I am writing again for the series absolute beginners Italian to discuss the verbs with which you use the “-isc” form to conjugate the present tense. What’s a present tense? It’s the most common verb and we use it to talk about what happens in the present when we […]
Dire And Parlare: the differences
Dire And Parlare: How To Use them How to say to talk in Italian? Is it dire or parlare? Mm..let’s see. Italian is a beautiful language that has many words that are not present in other languages. Dire and parlare are two Italian verbs that are often confused. However, they have, of course, different meanings. […]
The Italian Modal Verbs Explained for Beginners
The Italian Modal Verbs Explained for Beginners What is the Difference Between the Italian Modal Verbs and Other Types of Verbs? When your teacher (or your book) is telling you this is a modal verb, there’s no need to be confused. Saying a verb a is “modal” is just a label to remind you that, in Italian, there […]