Lesson 5 Flashcards
Prepositions
a
- To, at
- Sometimes means in
Prepositions
da
- From, by
- Sometimes means at
Prepositions
di
- Of
- Sometimes means from, about
Prepositions
in
- In, into
- Sometimes means by or on
Prepositions
su
- On
- Sometimes means upon
Prepositions
con
With
Prepositions
fra/tra
- Between, among
- Sometimes means in or within
Prepositions
per
- For, through
- Sometimes means in order to + verb
Preposition rules
- A, da, di, in, su are used alone only when “the” isn’t used
- Da followed by a person-related word means “at the house of” or “at the office of” etc.
- Di followed by a proper name indicates posession
- When di follows parlare it means “about”
- “In” is used before countries and before means of transportation
- “In” is also used with street names instead of the english “on”
- Con and per are not usually combined with “the”
- Fra/tra are not combined with “the”
A + the
- il -> al
- lo -> allo
- l’ -> all’
- la -> alla
- i -> ai
- gli -> agli
- le -> alle
Da + the
- il -> dal
- lo -> dallo
- l’ -> dall’
- la -> dalla
- i -> dai
- gli -> dagli
- le -> dalle
Di + the
- il -> del
- lo -> dello
- l’ -> dell’
- la -> della
- i -> dei
- gli -> degli
- le -> delle
In + the
- il -> nel
- lo -> nello
- l’ -> nell’
- la -> nella
- i -> nei
- gli -> negli
- le -> nelle
Su + the
- il -> sul
- lo -> sullo
- l’ -> sull’
- la -> sulla
- i -> sui
- gli -> sugli
- le -> sulle
Partitives
Di + the rules
Di + the can be used to mean “some” and “any”
Ex: Della frutta -> some fruit
Partitives
Qualche and alcune/i
- Mean “some”, “any”, and “a few”
- Qualche is singular
- Alcune/i is plural f./m.
Ex: Leggo alcuni libri interessanti -> I am reading some interesting books
Partitives
Un po’ di
Means “some” or “a bit of”
Ex: Lui ha solo un po’ di formaggio -> He only has a bit of cheese
Partitives
Partitive rules
Optional in interrogative sentences. Left out in negative sentences
Stem changing verbs
Dovere present tense conjugation (I must, have to)
- Io -> devo
- Tu -> devi
- Lui, Lei -> deve
- Noi -> dobbiamo
- Voi -> dovete
- Loro -> devono
Potere present tense conjugation (I am able, can)
- Io -> posso
- Tu -> puoi
- Lui, Lei -> può
- Noi -> possiamo
- Voi -> potete
- Loro -> possono
Volere present tense conjugation (I want)
- Io -> voglio
- Tu -> vuoi
- Lui, Lei -> vuole
- Noi -> vogliamo
- Voi -> volete
- Loro -> vogliono
Chi
Means who/whom
Che/quale
- Means what or which
- Quale is singular and Quali is plural
Quanto
- Means how many/how much
- Can be used as an adjective or adverb
- When used as an adjective it must agree with its noun
