Basics Flashcards
basic possession formula
article + conjugated possession word + noun
- il mio libro (my book)
- i loro cavalli (their horses)
- le sue torte (her cakes)
to / in / at
a
to / about
ad
to the / at the (a + gli)
(plural masculine subject)
agli
to the / at the (a + i)
(plural masculine subject)
ai
to the / at the (a + il)
(singular masculine subject)
al
to the / at the (a + l’)
(singular masculine subject)
all’
to the / at the (a + la)
(singular feminine subject)
alla
to the / at the (a + le)
(plural feminine subject)
alle
to the / at the (a + lo)
allo
rather / but rather
bensì
that
che
who
chi
with the (con + i)
coi
with the (con + il)
col
like (when comparing; simile)
come
how
come
with
con
against
contro
what (when followed by the verb è)
cos’
cos’è = what is
what
cosa
from / by / since
da
from the (da + gli)
dagli
from the (da + i)
dai
from the (da + il)
dal
from the (da + l’)
dall’
from the (da + la)
dalla
from the (da + le)
dalle
from the (da + lo)
dallo
of the (di + gli)
degli
of the (di + i)
dei
of the (di + il)
del
of the (di + l’)
dell’
of the (di + la)
della
of the (di + le)
delle
of the (di + lo)
dello
of / some
di
question
(la) domanda
questions
(le) domande
woman
(la) donna
women
(le) donne
after
dopo
where (when followed by the verb è)
dov’
dov’è = where is
where
dove
during
durante
and
e / ed
before / by
entro
until
finché non
until / up to / as far as
fino / fino a
in
fra
the (masculine plural of l’)
gli
the (masculine plural of il)
i
the (masculine)
il
in / into / at / on
in
I
io
the (used before a noun that starts with a vowel)
l’
the (feminine)
la
the (feminine plural of la and l’)
le
she
lei
the (used before masculine nouns that begin with z, x, y, ps, gn, or s+consonant)
lo
they
loro
Possession
their / theirs
loro
la loro cucina - their kitchen
la cucina è loro - the kitchen is theirs
he
lui
but
ma
while
mentre
Possession
my / mine (singular feminine noun)
mia
Possession
my / mine (plural feminine noun)
mie
Possession
my / mine (plural masculine noun)
miei
Possession
my / mine (singular masculine noun)
mio
neither…nor
né…né
in the (in + gli)
(followed by plural masculine noun)
negli
in the (in + i)
(followed by plural masculine noun)
nei
in the (in + il)
(followed by singular masculine noun)
nel
in the (in + l’)
(followed by singular masculine noun)
nell’
in the (in + la)
(followed by singular feminine noun)
nella
in the (in + le)
(followed by plural feminine noun)
nelle
in the (in + lo)
nello
we
noi
not
non
despite / in spite of
nonostante
Possession
our (singular feminine noun)
nostra
Possession
our (plural feminine noun)
nostre
Possession
our (plural masculine noun)
nostri
Possession
our (singular masculine noun)
nostro
or
o / oppure
I stop by
passo
for
per
because
perché
why
perché
his/her/its own (plural masculine noun)
propri
lui ha i propri gatti = he has his own cats
his/her/its own (singular feminine noun)
propria
lei ha la propria torta = she has her own cake
his/her/its own (plural feminine noun)
proprie
la donna ha le proprie mele = the woman has her own apples
his/her/its own (singular masculine noun)
proprio
il cuoco ha il proprio coltello = the cook has his own knife
which (when followed by the verb è)
qual
qual è il tuo gatto? = Which is your cat?
which (singular nouns)
quale
quale ragazzo = which boy?
which (plural nouns)
quali
quali mele = which apples?
when
quando
how much (singular feminine noun)
quanta
quanta torta mangi = how much cake do you eat?
how many (plural feminine noun)
quante
quante gonne compri = how many skirts do you buy?
how many (plural masculine noun)
quanti
quanti biscotti mangi = how many cookies do you eat?
how much (singular masculine noun)
quanto
quanto latte bevi = how much milk do you drink?
girl
(la) ragazza
girls
(le) ragazze
boys
(i) ragazzi
boy
(il) ragazzo
answer / reply / response
(la) risposta
if
se
without (when following word begins with -a)
senz’
without / except
senza
both (this) and (that)
sia…sia / sia…che
on / about
su
Possession
his / her / its (singular feminine noun)
sua
Possession
his / her / its (plural feminine noun)
sue
on the (su + gli)
sugli
on the (su + i)
sui
on the (su + il)
sul
on the (su + l’)
sull’
on the (su + la)
sulla
on the (su + le)
sulle
on the (su + lo)
sullo
Possession
his / her / its (singular masculine noun)
suo
Possession
his / her / its (plural masculine noun)
suoi
between / among
tra
except for
tranne
you
tu
Possession
your (singular feminine noun)
tua
Possession
your (plural feminine noun)
tue
Possession
your (singular masculine noun)
tuo
Possession
your (plural masculine noun)
tuoi
a, an (masculine)
un
a, an (feminine)
una
men
(gli) uomini
man
(l’) uomo
towards / to
verso
you all (plural you)
voi
Possession
your / you all’s (singular feminine noun)
vostra
Possession
your / you all’s (plural feminine noun)
vostre
Possession
your / you all’s (plural masculine noun)
vostri
Possession
your / you all’s (singular masculine noun)
vostro
now
adesso
so / then
allora
at least
almeno
too / also / even
anche
still / yet
ancora
just / barely
appena
absolutely
assolutamente
fine / well
bene
very well / really well
benissimo
there is
c’è
sure / for sure / of course
certo
around / approximately
circa
how is
com’è
completely / entirely
completamente
anyway
comunque
so
così
really / truly
davvero
inside / in
dentro
maybe / perhaps
forse
outside / out
fuori
already
già
together
insieme
well
insomma
around
intorno
there (general location)
là
there (exact location)
lì
never
mai
better / best / good
meglio
very
molto
not even
neanche
never
non…mai
beyond / over
oltre
everywhere
ovunque
obviously / evidently
ovviamente
but / however
però
rather / pretty
piuttosto
little
poco
then / later
poi
first / before / earlier / sooner
prima
just / really (you are just like your mother)
proprio
too / also
pure
almost / nearly
quasi
here (general location)
qua
here (exact location)
qui
always
sempre
just / only (it is just a mouse)
soltanto
on top of / on
sopra
mostly / above all
soprattutto
under / underneath
sotto
often / frequently
spesso
right away / immediately
subito
so / much
tanto
too much / very
troppo
nonetheless / however
tuttavia
really / actually
veramente
