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Chapter 5 Grammar Flashcards

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Italian Verbs flashcards
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mi (direct object)

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To me

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ti (direct object)

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To you

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Le (direct object)

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To you (formal)

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gli (direct object)

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To him

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le (direct object)

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To her

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ci (direct object)

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To us

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vi (direct object)

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To you (plural)

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Loro (direct object)

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To you (formal)

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loro (gli) (direct object)

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To them

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Indirect-object pronouns normally … a conjugated verb

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Precede
Gli ho offerto un caffe
I offered him a cup of coffee

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Indirect-object pronouns normally precede a conjugated verb except for ? and ?

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Loro and loro, which follow the verb

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In contemporary usage, loro is often replaced with ? which ?

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gli, which precedes the verb
Quando parliamo loro?
Quando gli parliamo?
When shall we speak to them?

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Indirect object pronouns governed by an infinitive normally what the infinitive

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They follow and are attached to the infinitive

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Which indirect object pronoun does not attach to the end of an infinitive?

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Loro

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If an infinitive is governed by dovere, potere, or volere, a pronoun may

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Be attached to the infinitive or precede the entire verb phrase
Posso parlarLe?
Le posso parlare?
May I talk to you?

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Do past participles agree with the indirect object pronoun?

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No, only the direct object pronoun

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What common verbs take an indirect object where their English equivalents take a direct object

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Bastare (to suffice, to last)
chiedere/domandare (to ask)
Dire (to tell)
Dispiacere (to be sorry)
Fare bene/male (to be good/bad for)
Piacere (to please)
Rispondere (to answer)
Somigliare/assomigliare/rassomigliare (to resemble, to be like)
Telefonare (to phone)
Volere bene (to love)
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With verbs like piacere the subject generally what the verb

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Follows the verb

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When what is liked is expressed win an infinitive, piacere is used in …

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The third person singular even if the infinitive has a plural object
Ci piace leggere
We like to read
Ci piace leggere i fumetti
We like to read comic strips
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20
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Piacere is conjugated with what verb in compound tenses

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Essere

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What other verbs function like piacere

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Non piacere (to dislike, not to like)
Dispiace (to be sorry, to mind; to be bothered)
Mancare (to not have, to lack, to be short of; to miss)
Occorrere (to need)
Parere (to look, to appear)
Restare (to have … left)
Sembrare (to seem)

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Myself (reflexive pronoun)

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mi

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Yourself familiar (reflexive pronoun)

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ti

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Yourself/oneself/himself/herself

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si

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Ourselves (reflexive pronoun)

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ci

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Yourselves (reflexive pronoun)

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vi

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27
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Yourselves (formal)/ themselves (reflexive pronoun)

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si

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Reflexive pronouns precede conjugated verbs but are … to infinitives

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Attached

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29
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When a reflexive infinitive is used with dovere, potere, or volere, where does the reflexive pronoun go?

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They can be attached to the infinitive or precede the entire verb phrases

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30
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When a reflexive infinitive pronoun precedes dovere, potere or volere in a compound tense what are dovere, potere and volere conjugated with

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Essere

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31
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In compound tenses, all reflexive verbs are conjugated with?

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Essere

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32
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When a subject performs and action on a part of his or her body what is used?

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A reflexive verb

33
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Many reflexive verbs have meanings that are

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Not reflexive

Alzarsi - to get up

34
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any verb be used reflexively to emphasize what?

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the involvement of the subject in the action?
Ho comprato una bicicletta - I bought myself a bicycle
Mi sono comprato/a una bicicletta - I bought myself a bicycle

35
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Non-reflexive verbs can be used in the plural with the plural reflexive pronouns ci, vi, or si to express …

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A reciprocal or mutual action: to each other, to one another

36
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Italian often uses the reflexive form of a verb where English uses …

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To get + another word

Alzarsi - to get up

37
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The suffixes -ino, -etto, -ello, -icello, -icino, -uccio indicated?

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Smallness or affection

38
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The suffix -one (-one/a/i/e) indicates?

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Largeness

39
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The suffix -accio (-accio/a/i/e) indicates?

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Poor quality or ugliness in things

40
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The suffix -astro (-astro/a/i/e) indicates

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Poor quality or ugliness in people

41
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The suffix -iciattolo (-iciattolo/a/i/e) indicates?

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Poor quality or ugliness in things/material

42
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The suffixes added to the end of nouns to indicated smallness, largeness, badness can also be added to ?

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Adjectives

Bello - bellino: pretty, cute

43
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Ogni (invariable always modifies singular noun)

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Every

44
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Qualche (invariable always modifies singular noun)

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Some

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Qualsiasi (invariable always modifies singular noun)

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Any, any sort of

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Qualunque (invariable always modifies singular noun)

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Any, any sort of

47
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Uno/a (used only in the singular)

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One

48
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Ognuno/a (used only in the singular)

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Everyone

49
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Qualcuno/a (used only in the singular)

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Someone

50
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Chiunque (used only in the singular)

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Anyone, whoever

51
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Qualcosa (used only in the singular)

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Something

52
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Niente, nulla (used only in the singular)

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Nothing

53
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For purposes of agreement, qualcosa, niente and nulla are considered

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Masculine

54
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When qualcosa and niente are followed by an adjective, ? precedes the adjective (always masculine)

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di
Abbiamo visto qualcosa di bello
We saw something pretty

55
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When qualcosa and niente are followed by an infinitive, ? precedes the infinitive

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da
Non ho niente da vendere
I have nothing to sell

56
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Alcuni, -e (plural only)

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Some, few

57
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Altro, -a, -i, -e

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Other

58
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Altro

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Something (anything) else

Desidera altro?

59
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Altri, -e

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Others

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Certo, -a, -i, -e

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Certain, as is type

61
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Ciascuno, -a (singular only)

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Each, each one

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Molto, -a/i/e

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Much, many, a lot (of)

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Nessuno, -a (singular only)

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No, none, no one

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Parecchio, -ia, -i, -ie

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A lot (of), several

65
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Poco, -co, -chi, -ce

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Little, few

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Quanto, -a/i/e

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How much, how many

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Tanto, -a/i/e

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So much, so many

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Troppo -a/i/e

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To much, to many

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Tutto, -a/i/e

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All, whole, every

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Tutto

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Everything
Chi ha visto tutto?
Who saw everything?

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Tutti, -e

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Everyone
Tutti amano le vacanze
Everyone loves vacations

72
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Tutto takes a ? after it when used as an adjective

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An article
Abbiamo lavorato tutta la settimana
We have worked all (the whole) week

73
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When are molto, poco, tanto, troppo and quanto invariable?

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When they are used as adverbs
Molto - very, quiete, awfully
Poco - not so, not very, hardly
Tanto - so (like cosi)
Troppo - too
Quanto - how (like come)
74
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The partitive is expressed in english as …

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Some, any, a few

75
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Di + definite article can mean

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Some, any, a few

76
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Qualche + a singular noun

Alcuni/e + a plural noun

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Some, few

The two forms mean the same

77
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Un poco di, un po’ di

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Some, a bit of

78
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In negative sentences the partitive is

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Not expressed

Non abbiamo soldi

79
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In interrogative sentences the partitive is …

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Frequently omitted
Ci sono lettere per me?
Ci sono delle letter per me?

Italian: Da Capo (28 decks)

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