Lezione 3B Flashcards
Adjecives ending in -o have four forms, and those ending in -e have two forms.
Adjectives ending in -ista have how many forms, and what are they?
Adjectives ending in -ista:
Masculine/Fem. Sing:
-ista
egoista, femminista
Masculine Pl:
-isti
egoisiti, femministi
Femm. Pl.:
-iste
egoiste, femministe
How do you describe the color of someone’s hair or eyes?
Use avere + gli occhi/ i cappelli
Non ho i capelli mossi
I don’t have wavy hair.
I miei figli hanno gli occhi azzurri
My children have blue eyes
*The equivalent of the expression of “with (blonde/red/brown) hair” is
dai capelli (rossi, biondi, castani)
Do you see the girl with brown hair (the brown-haired girl)?
Which adjectives occur before the noun?
bello
brutto
buono
cattivo
nuovo
vecchio
giovane
grande
piccolo
What are the special forms of buono?
*Note that buono resembles indefinite articles
buono:
un buon film
un buono zoo
un buon amico
i buoni giornali
i buoni avvocali
una buona donna
una buon’amica
le buone ragazze
what are the special forms of bello?
*Note that bello resembles definite articles.
bello:
il bei bambino
il bello zaino
il bell’uomo
i bel capelli
i begli occhi
la bella casa
la bell’amica
le belle rose
When a question begins with an interrogative word, where do you usually find the subject of the sentence?
At the end.
Cosa comprate voi?
What are you buying?
Dove abita l’ingegnere?
Where does the engineer live?
When an interrogative is used with a preposition, where does the preposition go in relation to the interrogative?
The preposition precedes the interrogative.
Con chi parla Bepper?
With whom is Beppe talking?
Da dove viene Mario?
Where does Mario come from?
There are two interrogative words that ask for time.
What are they and when do you use them?
Quando? and a che ora?
Use quando to express a geenral time reference.
quando studiano?
"when (generally) do they study?"
Use a che ora? to indicate a specific time of day.
a che ora?
"A che ora parte il treno?"
come, dove, and che cosa drop the final vowel and add an apostrophe when followed by what verb?
è.
Com’è il tuo fidanzato?
What is your koyfriend like?
Dov’è la proprietaria?
Where is the owner?
