Misc - Grammar & Language Terms

Question 1

parole analoghe

Answer 1

cognates

Question 2

l’alfabeto

Answer 2

the alphabet

Question 3

punto

Answer 3

period (end of a sentence)

Question 4

virgola

Answer 4

comma

Question 5

punto interrogativo

Answer 5

?

question mark

Question 6

punto esclamativo

Answer 6

!

exclamation mark

Question 7

accento acuto

Answer 7

‘

accent used for words like

perché

Question 8

accento grave

Answer 8

accent used. list commonly in Italian, e.g.

così così, sì, è, trentatrè

Question 9

ci maiuscola

Answer 9

C

capital C

Question 10

ci minuscola

Answer 10

c

lowercase c

Question 11

vocabolario

Answer 11

vocabulary

Question 12

nomi

Answer 12

nouns

Question 13

verbi

Answer 13

verbs

Question 14

aggettivi

Answer 14

adjectives

Question 15

altre parole ed espressioni

Answer 15

other words and expressions

Question 16

parola

Answer 16

word

Question 17

sillabazione

Answer 17

syllabication

Question 18

accento tonico

Answer 18

stress

Question 19

pronome personale

Answer 19

personal (or subject) pronoun

Question 20

l’articolo indefinito

Answer 20

the indefinite article

Question 21

plurale dei nomi

Answer 21

plurals of nouns

Question 22

l’articolo determinativo

Answer 22

the definite article

Question 23

aggettivi possessivi

Answer 23

possessive adjectives

Question 24

pronuncia

Answer 24

pronunciation

Question 25

ampliamento del vocabolario

Answer 25

expansion of vocabulary

Question 26

verbi regolari

Answer 26

regular verbs

Question 27

preposizione

Answer 27

preposition

Question 28

dittonghi

Answer 28

diphthongs

Question 29

trittonghi

Answer 29

triphthong

Question 30

parentesi

Answer 30

parentheses

Question 31

frasi

Answer 31

sentences

Question 32

frasi di senso

Answer 32

coherent sentences

Question 33

domande logiche

Answer 33

logical questions

Question 34

frasi complete

Answer 34

complete sentences

Question 35

verbi irregulari

Answer 35

irregular verbs

Question 36

aggettivi qualificativi

Answer 36

descriptive adjectives

Question 37

passato prossimo

Answer 37

present perfect
uses auxiliary verbs avere or essere
(actions and events that occurred in the past, esp. recent past)

also equivalent to the simple past in English

Hanno finito i compiti.

• They have finished their homework.
• They finished their homework.

Question 38

participi passati

Answer 38

past participle

Question 39

verbi riflessivi

Answer 39

reflexive verbs

Question 40

imperativo informale, imperativo formale

Answer 40

informal imperative, formal imperative

Question 41

partitivo

Answer 41

partitive (concept of some)

Question 42

pronomi diretti

Answer 42

direct object pronouns

Question 43

paragrafi

Answer 43

paragraphs

Question 44

pronomi dimostrativi

Answer 44

demonstrative pronouns

e.g. questo, quello

Question 45

imperfetto

Answer 45

imperfect
a past tense that is used to tal about things that used to happen or that were going on over a period of time in the past

Question 46

pronomi personali di forma tonica

Answer 46

disjunctive or stressed pronouns