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
