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Adjectives Flashcards

1
Q

If an adjective follows a noun, what do you need to remember?

A

It needs to agree with the noun

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How do you make an adjective agree with the noun before it, it ends in -O?

A

Singular
- o (masc singular)
- a (fem singular)

Plural
- i (masc plural)
- e (fem plural)

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3
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How do you make an adjective agree with the noun before it, it ends in -E?

A

Singular
- e (masc or fem singular)

Plural
- i (masc or fem plural)

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4
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How do you make an adjective agree with the noun before it, it ends in -ISTA?

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Singular
- a (masc or fem singular)

Plural
- i (masc plural)
- e (fem plural

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5
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How do you describe the color of a person’s eyes or hair?

A

Avere
+
gli occhi or i capelli
+
adjective

ex: I have brown eyes = Ho gli occhi castani

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6
Q

How do you say “with” a hair color

Ex: The girl “with” brown hair

A

Con i/dai capelli (adjective)

Ex: La ragazza con i/dai capelli castani.

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7
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Tall or high

(all forms)

A

alto
alta
alti
alte

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Short

(all forms)

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basso
bassa
bassi
basse

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Blonde

(all forms)

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biondo
bionda
biondi
bionde

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10
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Ugly

(all forms)

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brutto
brutta
brutti
brutte

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11
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Cute

(all forms)

A

carino
carina
carini
carine

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Fat

(all forms)

A

grasso
grassa
grassi
grasse

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Thin

(all forms)

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magro
magra
magri
magre

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Dark Haired

(all forms)

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moro
mora
mori
more

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15
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Muscular

(all forms)

A

muscoloso
muscolosa
muscolosi
muscolose

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16
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Active

(all forms)

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sportivo
sportiva
sportivi
sportive

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17
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Cheerful

(all forms)

A

allegro
allegra
allegri
allegre

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18
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Angry

(all forms)

A

arrabbiato
arrabbiata
arrabbiati
arrabbiate

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Audacious, bold, daring

(all forms)

A

audace (all singular)
audaci (all plural)

(owl-DAH-chay)

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20
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Dynamic

(all forms)

A

dinamico
dinamica
dinamici
dinamice

(dee-NAH-mee-koh)

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Confident, casual, nochalant, free & easy

(all forms)

A

disinvolto
disinvolta
disinvolti
disinvolte

(deez-in-VOL-toe)

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22
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Shrewd, sly, cunning

(all forms)

A

furbo
furba
furbi
furbe

almost like (four-bow)

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23
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Naive

(all forms)

A

ingenuo
ingenua
ingenui
ingenue

(een-GEN-ew-oh)

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24
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(in)Sensitive

(all forms)

A

(in) sensibile (all singular)
(in) sensibili (all plural)

(sen-SEE-bee-lee-eh or ee)

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25
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(ir)Responsible

(all forms)

A

(ir)responsibile
(ir)responsabili

(ree-spon-SAH-bee-lay or lee)

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26
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Courteous
Discourteous or rude

(all forms)

A

cortese
scortesi

(core-TAZE-zay or zee)

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27
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Selfish

(all forms)

A

egoista (all singular)

egoisti (masc, plur)
egoiste (fem, plur)

(ay-go-IST-ah)

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28
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Feminist

(all forms)

A

femminista (all sing)

femministi (masc, plur)
femministe (fem, plur)

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29
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Optimistic

(all forms)

A

ottimista (all sing)

ottimiti (masc, plur)
ottimiste (fem, plur)

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30
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Pessimistic

(all forms)

A

pessimista

pessimisti (masc, plur)
pessimiste (

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31
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The Italian student is confident

A

lo studente italiano è disinvolto.

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32
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Mrs. Tiberia is angry

A

La signora Tiberia è arribbiata.

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33
Q

Those children are rude

A

Quei bambini sono scortesi.

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34
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You daughters are cute

A

Le tue figlie sono carine.

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35
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Robert is very selfish.

A

roberto è molto egoista.

36
Q

Antonio and Angela are optimistic.

A

Antonio e angela sono ottimisti.

37
Q

Fabiola is never pessimistic.

A

Fabiola non è mai pessimista.

38
Q

Daniela and Giorgia are feminists.

A

Daniela e Giorgia sono femministe.

39
Q

Warm / Hot

A

caldo
calda
caldi
calde

40
Q

Cold

A

freddo
fredda
freddi
fredde

41
Q

Small, little

A

piccolo
piccola
piccoli
piccole

42
Q

Bad, evil

A

cattivo
cattiva
cattivi
cattive

43
Q

Yellow

A

giallo
gialla
gialli
gialle

44
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Red

A

rosso
rossa
rossi
rosse

45
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Black

A

nero
nera
neri
nere

46
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Sweet

A

dolce
dolci

47
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Big, large

A

grande
grandi

48
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Happy

A

felice
felici

49
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Sad

A

triste
tristi

50
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Interesting

A

interessante
interessanti

51
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Fun

A

divertente
divertenti

52
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Green

A

verde
verdi

53
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brown

A

marrone
marroni

54
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Orange

A

arancione
arancioni

55
Q

Is your dog small or big?

A

il tuo cane è piccolo o grande?

56
Q

The girls are cheerful and happy.

A

Le bembine sono allergre e felici.

allegro > allegre
felice > felici

57
Q

I eat a small and sweet strawberry.

A

Mangio una fragola piccola e dolce.

piccolo > piccola
dolce > stays dolce

58
Q

The autumn leaves are red, yellow, orange and brown

A

Le foglie autunnali sono rosse, gialle, arancioni e marroni

autunnale (autumnal) > autunnali
rosso > rosse
giallo > gialle
arancione > arancioni
marrone > marroni

59
Q

The coffee is hot and the (freshly squeezed) juice is cold

A

Il caffè è caldo e la apremuta è fredda

Caldo stays caldo
Freddo > fredda

60
Q

I live in a small house, but I have two very large balconies and a green garden

A

Vivo in una casa piccola, ma ho due balconi molto grandi e un giardino verde.

piccolo > piccola
grande > grandi
verde stays verde

61
Q

Your dogs are small and very beautiful.

A

I tuoi cani sono piccoli e molto belli.

piccolo >piccoli
bello > belli (when following the noun)

62
Q

Do you (inform) prefer a sweet or savory breakfast?

A

Preferisci una colazione dolce o salata?

dolce stays dolce
salato > salata

63
Q

In Rome there are many famous monuments

A

A Roma ci sono tanti monumenti famosi.

famoso > famosi

64
Q

The leaves of the trees are yellow, red and green

A

Le foglie degli alberi sono gialle, rosse, e verdi.

degli = di + gli

giallo > gialle
rosso > rosse
verde > verdi

65
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The churches are very beautiful and interesting

A

Le chiese sono molto belle e interessanti

la chiesa = church > le chiese

bello > belle (when following noun)
interessante > interresanti

66
Q

Explain how the adjective Bello changes in a sentance

A

After noun = behaves like a normal adjective (bello/a/i/e)

Before noun = changes based on 1st letter of the following noun. It behaves like the definite article (il, lo, l’, la, i, gli, le)

67
Q

Conjugate “bello” if it is before a noun in a sentence

A

Masculine
il = bel
lo = bello
l’ = bell’

i = bei
gli = begli

Feminine
la = bella
l’ = bell’

le = belle

68
Q

Content

A

contento
contenta
contenti
contente

69
Q

Difficult

A

difficile
difficili

70
Q

Generous

A

generoso
generosa
generosi
generose

71
Q

Important

A

importante
importanti

72
Q

Independent

A

indipendente
indipendenti

73
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Long

A

lungo
lunga
lungi
lunge

74
Q

Nervous

A

nervoso
nervosa
nervosi
nervose

75
Q

Serious

A

serio
seria
seri
serie

76
Q

Sincere

A

sincero
sinsera
sinseri
sinsere

77
Q

Sociable

A

socievole
socievoli

78
Q

Studious

A

studioso
studiosa
studiosi
studiose

79
Q

Timid / shy

A

timido (TEE-mee-doh)
timida
timidi
timide

80
Q

Unpleasant

A

antipatico
antipatica
antipatici
antipatice

81
Q

Beautiful / Handsome (when coming after the noun)

A

bello
bella
belli
belle

82
Q

Good / Talented (when coming after the noun)

*describing someone

A

bravo
brava
bravi
brave

83
Q

Good (when coming after the noun)

A

buono
buona
buoni
buone

84
Q

If an adjective ends in -co, -ca, -go, -ga, what do you need to do in the plural tense?

A

Add -h to maintain the hard sound of the c or g

*exception = simpatici / antipatici

85
Q

Stephan and Lori are German

A

Stephan and Lori sono tedeschi

tedesco > tedescHi

86
Q

The girls are nice

A

Le ragazze sono simpatiche

simpatico > simpaticHe

Italian 102 Class (19 decks)

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