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 […]
How to use (definite) articles in Italian
HOW TO USE THE (DEFINITE) ARTICLES IN ITALIAN Building solid foundations is key in every foreign language you learn. Mastering the nitty-gritty of the basics will be your pathway to fluency, promise. That’s why today, we’ll cover the Italian definites (articoli determinativi) and especially, when using them and when not, and key difference with the […]
Everything You Need to Know About the Italian Present Tense
How To Learn The Italian Present Tense In Detail What is the present indicative tense in Italian? The Italian present tense is used to describe what is happening now or to talk about a general truth. It’s also used to talk about what happened in the past up to the present (Studio italiano da […]
Italian verbs with double auxiliary
Italian verbs with a double auxiliary What is the difference between ho cambiato and è cambiato? HO CAMBIATO APPARTAMENTO IL CLIMA E’ CAMBIATO If you have an eye for details, you have already noticed that the verb cambiare can be used with two different auxiliaries (or helping verbs). Just like in the example above. In fact, […]
THE DOUBLE OBJECT PRONOUNS IN ITALIAN
GLIELO? GLIENE? TE LO? HOW TO USE THE DOUBLE OBJECT PRONOUNS IN ITALIAN That’s a fun and somehow tricky topic that that many avoid – and you shouldn’t, because Italians use the double object pronouns (in Italian pronomi doppi or combinati) virtually all the time in our interactions? The pronomi doppi are so common because […]
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. […]
A brief guide to using the Italian modal verbs (volere, dovere, potere)
How to use the Italian modal verbs: volere, dovere, potere In Italian, as in most languages, there is a number of irregular verbs that have to be learned by heart. Some of these are highly frequent like the Italian modal verbs volere, potere, dovere. Conjugation of the present tense of VOLRE, POTERE, DOVERE The Italian modal verbs […]
HOW TO USE PIACERE IN ITALIAN
HOW TO USE THE VERB PIACERE IN ITALIAN Mi piace or non piace are some of those phrases that Italians use all the time. Ti piacciono quelle scarpe? – do you like those shoes? Non ci è piaciuto quel film – we didn’t like that movie As you might already have noticed, piacere (and a few other verbs […]
