Demonstrative Adjectives Flashcards

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How to use demonstrative adjectives

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As in English, Italian demonstrative adjectives go BEFORE the noun. Like other adjectives in Italian, they have to change for the feminine and plural forms.

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This

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Questo- like the adjective endings: (a) feminine, (i) plural m, (e) plural f

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That

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Quello. Like the definite article with endings

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That used with masculine nouns starting with a consonant

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use quel with a masculine noun starting with a consonant
quel ragazzo that boy

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When is quello used?

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use quello with a masculine noun starting with z or s + another consonant
quello zaino that rucksack
quello studente that student

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How to use that with nouns starting it a vowel

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use quell’ with nouns starting with a vowel quell’albero that tree quell’amica that friend

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Feminine noun starting with a consonant for that

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use quella with a feminine noun starting with a consonant
quella ragazza that girl

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That - masculine plural noun starting with a consonant

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● use quei with a masculine plural noun starting with a consonant
quei cani those dogs

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masculine plural noun starting with a vowel, with z or with s + another consonant

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use quegli with a masculine plural noun starting with a vowel, with z or with s + another consonant
quegli uomini those men
quegli studenti those students

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That for all feminine plural nouns

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use quelle before all feminine plural nouns
quelle macchine those cars

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Key Points

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Use questo or questa for this, and questi or queste for these. ✔ Use quello for that: quello behaves like the definite article, il.

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