Test 2 Grammar Flashcards
stare definition
to stay
capire definition
to understand
piacere conjugation
mi piace ti piace gli / le piace ci piace vi piace gli piace
When to use gli versus le piace?
use gli piace for “a man likes” or “a group likes”
use le piace for “a girl likes”
When to use piace versus piacciono
Use piacciono when talking about a plural noun
Use piace when talking about a singular noun or a verb
How do you say you don’t like something?
Non mi piace / piacciono
When do you use conoscere?
before people, places and objects
very direct
When do you use sapere?
for more intellectual knowledge of something
also for knowledge of a FACT (like what time a class starts)
What verb do you use before “dov’è”?
sapere because you are asking for directions
If I know the name of a girl, should I use conoscere or sapere?
Sapere since you know a fact about the girl
Should you use sapere or conoscere before a verb?
sapere because you know how to do something
Should you use sapere or conoscere before a subject?
sapere because you know how to do something
How should you conjugate a verb to match signori, ?
third person plural since formal
How should you conjugate a verb to match raggazi, ?
“You all” form since speaking to an informal group
How do you say “their object”?
loro “object”
How do you say his/her object?
sua/suo depending on the OBJECT’s gender
Where do you place sempre in a sentence?
after the verb
sempre definition
always
mai definition
never
spesso definition
often
qualche volta definition
sometimes
Di solito definition
usually
Quasi sempre definition
almost always
Where do you place spesso in a sentnce?
after the verb
Where do you place mai in a sentence?
non verb mai
Where do you place qualche volta in a sentence?
before the verb
How do you say everyday?
ogni giorno and place this after the verb
Where do you place quasi sempre?
after the verb
Where do you place di solito?
after the verb
What preposition do you use before countries / states?
in
What preposition do you use before cities?
a
When do you use per?
after the verb partire
When do you need to use a definite article after prepositions (in/a)?
use a definite article after per before countries
When do you use negli / nelle in general?
use negli/nelle to replace in before a plural country
When do you use negli?
before a plural, masculine country like the stati uniti
replaces “in”
When do you use nelle?
before a plural, feminine country, often islands
replaces “in”
Feminine form of -aio
-aia
Feminine form of -iere
-iera
Feminine form of -tore
-trice
-ista
can be masculine or feminine
ex: la farmacista and il farmacista
tornare
to return
use “in” after
qui definition
here
prendere definition
to take
a lungo definition
means for long, often used after dormire
suonare definition
to play music or an instrument
provare definition
to try
to want
avere voglia
to need
avere bisogno
to talk a walk
fare una passeggiata
to play sports
fare sport or giocare a “sport name”
po versus poi
poi means “and on”
po means a little
tornare definition
to return
What is stare often used for?
to express how one is feeling
ex: come stai?
Which words remain the same in plural form?
words that end with an accented vowel
words that end in a consonant
How do you gender nouns that end in a consonant?
masculine
Rules when writing numbers
numbers drop the last vowel before adding -uno or -otto
when tre is the last digit of a large number add an accent mark over the e
What are the larger numbers?
cento 100
mille 1.000
milione 1.000.000
miliardi 1.000.000.000
How do you write dates in italian?
day of the week
date (number)
month
year
What do you change when writing one thousand versus two thousand, three thousand, etc.?
When writing one thousand, just write mille
When writing two thousand, write due mila
Need to change mille to mila when more than 1
Difference between using fare and essere for professions?
When using fare use a definite article before profession
When using essere use an indefinite article before profession
adesso definition
now
Do you use sapere or conoscere before a language?
Conoscere because it is a direct object like “lo spagnolo”
