Chapter 8: Adjectives and adverbs Flashcards
More than (comparative adjective) between different objects/subjects
piu di
more than between two aspects of the same object or when comparing two adj, advm pronouns, nouns or inf
piu che
comparative of minority
meno di or meno che
Comparative of equality (2 ways)
cosi… come
tanto…. quanto
in my opinion
a mio parere
secondo me
This/these (close to speaker)
questo/a
questi/e
that/those (far from the speaker)
quel, quello, quell’ (masc)
quella, quell’ (fem)
quei, quigli (masc pl)
quelle (fem pl)
bad
cattivo
young
giovane
large/great
grande
true, real
vero
beautiful
bello
good, able
bravo
dear
caro
too much
troppo
very
molto
fairly, enough
abbastanza
rather
piutosto
Superlative structure (the most or the least)
“You are the richest lady in the city “
article+noun+piu/meno+adjective+di
tu sei la donna piu ricca della citta
4 ways to say VERY in front of a word
molto
tanto
parecchio
assai
Prefixes in front of adjectives (for very)
arci-
stra-
super-
ultra-
comparative and absolute relative of high (tall)
alto
superiore
supremo/sommo
comparative and absolute relative of low/short
basso
inferiore
infimo
comparative and absolute relative of good
buono
migliore
ottimo
comparative and absolute relative of bad
cattivo
peggiore
pessimo
comparative and absolute relative of big
grande
maggiore
massimo
comparative and absolute relative of small
piccolo
minore
minimo
colossal
colossale
immense
immenso
divine
divino
enchanting
encantevole
excellent
eccellente
magnificent
magnifico
enormous
enorme
eternal
eterno
marvelous/wonderful
meraviglioso
certain/certainly
certo/a
certamente
fortunate
fortunately
fortunato/fortunatamente
intimate
intimately
intimo/a
intimamente
slow
slowly
lento/a
lentamente
moderate/moderately
moderato/a
moderatamente
honest
honestly
onesto/a
onestamente
temporary
temporarily
provvisorio/a
provvisoriamente
silent
silently
silenzioso/a
silenziosamente
sincere
sincerely
sincero/a
sinceramente
last
lastly
ultimo/a
ultimamente
other
otherwise
altro
altrimenti
light
lightly
leggero
leggermente
violent
violently
violento
violentemente
happily
felicemente