Final Study Guide

Question 1

Gender of -ione

Answer 1

feminine

Question 2

Gender of -ma

Answer 2

masculine bc it’s greek

Question 3

Gender of nouns entind with a constant/ foreign words

Answer 3

masculine

Question 4

what is s’impura

Answer 4

s+ constant or z + constant words (ex. uno sport)

Question 5

avere conjugation

Answer 5

ho, hai, ha, abbiamo, avete, hanno

Question 6

essere conjugation

Answer 6

sono, sei, é, siamo, siete, sono

Question 7

what are modal verbs

Answer 7

potere, volere, dovere ; verbs that can precede another verb

Question 8

passato prossimo endings

Answer 8

-ato, -uto, -ito

Question 9

when is qualche used

Answer 9

for a singular noun although it expresses a plural amount

Question 10

when is ne used

Answer 10

to replace quantities (“of them, “of it”)

Question 11

direct object

Answer 11

object that receives an action of a verb ( he brought an umbrella; umbrella= do)

Question 12

indirect object

Answer 12

indicates a person or thing (he brought me an umbrella; me= io)

Question 13

avverbo

Answer 13

(adverbs) add -mente to feminine form of an adjective

Question 14

what is s impersonale e passivante

Answer 14

si + 3rd person singulat of the verb; “one does….”

Question 15

what is imperfetto

Answer 15

past tense for habitual actions. Endings= -vo, vi va, vamo, vate, vano

Question 16

Gerundio/ gerund

Answer 16

adds ing to verbs; are= ando, ere= endo, ire=endo
endings replace the last -are/ere/ire , ex.) mangiando

Question 17

gerundio + stare

Answer 17

represents an ongoing action (I am …ing or I was…ing)
use regular gerundio forms for both past and imperfetto:
presente: sto, stai, sta, stiamo, state, stanno
imperfetto: stavo, stavi, stava, stavamo, stavate, stavano

Question 18

what is the il futoro tense

Answer 18

replace the last e with endings: -ò, ai, à, emo, ete, anno
for -are endings, replace a with an e, ex.) poterò

Question 19

what is a stressed pronoun?

Answer 19

pronomi tonici are used after a preposition/verb that replaces the direct and indirect object prnouncs

Question 20

what are verbi riflessivi?

Answer 20

reflective verbs are used to say (verb) myself, etc.
verbs have endings with -irsi, ex.) vestirsi
use regular conjugation with pronouns infront:
mi vesto
ti vesti
si veste
ci vestiamo
vi vetite
si vestono

Question 21

comparativo

Answer 21

used for comparisions
for equal comparisions use tanto.. quanto or così…come
nonequal compariisons use più…di or meno….di

Question 22

superlativo relativo

Answer 22

relative superaltive designates the most, the best, the least to a group
il più/meno + adjective + noun + di + group
ex.) il più vecchio libro. the oldest book

Question 23

superlative assoluto

Answer 23

absolute superlative, the “best”
add -issimo or molto
ex.) molto intelligente or intelligentissimo

Question 24

condizionale

Answer 24

used for would or should have
use the endings with the future stem; endings–> ei, esti, ebbe, emmo, este, ebbero

example:
comprerei, compreresti, comprerebbe, compreremmo, comprereste, comprerebbero

Question 25

imperative

Answer 25

used for commands and polite suggestions. add the endings to normals verb

a!, i!, iamo!, ate!