Test 2 Grammar

Question 1

stare definition

Answer 1

to stay

Question 2

capire definition

Answer 2

to understand

Question 3

piacere conjugation

Answer 3

mi piace
ti piace
gli / le piace
ci piace
vi piace
gli piace

Question 4

When to use gli versus le piace?

Answer 4

use gli piace for “a man likes” or “a group likes”

use le piace for “a girl likes”

Question 5

When to use piace versus piacciono

Answer 5

Use piacciono when talking about a plural noun

Use piace when talking about a singular noun or a verb

Question 6

How do you say you don’t like something?

Answer 6

Non mi piace / piacciono

Question 7

When do you use conoscere?

Answer 7

before people, places and objects

very direct

Question 8

When do you use sapere?

Answer 8

for more intellectual knowledge of something

also for knowledge of a FACT (like what time a class starts)

Question 9

What verb do you use before “dov’è”?

Answer 9

sapere because you are asking for directions

Question 10

If I know the name of a girl, should I use conoscere or sapere?

Answer 10

Sapere since you know a fact about the girl

Question 11

Should you use sapere or conoscere before a verb?

Answer 11

sapere because you know how to do something

Question 12

Should you use sapere or conoscere before a subject?

Answer 12

sapere because you know how to do something

Question 13

How should you conjugate a verb to match signori, ?

Answer 13

third person plural since formal

Question 14

How should you conjugate a verb to match raggazi, ?

Answer 14

“You all” form since speaking to an informal group

Question 15

How do you say “their object”?

Answer 15

loro “object”

Question 16

How do you say his/her object?

Answer 16

sua/suo depending on the OBJECT’s gender

Question 17

Where do you place sempre in a sentence?

Answer 17

after the verb

Question 18

sempre definition

Answer 18

always

Question 19

mai definition

Answer 19

never

Question 20

spesso definition

Answer 20

often

Question 21

qualche volta definition

Answer 21

sometimes

Question 22

Di solito definition

Answer 22

usually

Question 23

Quasi sempre definition

Answer 23

almost always

Question 24

Where do you place spesso in a sentnce?

Answer 24

after the verb

Question 25

Where do you place mai in a sentence?

Answer 25

non verb mai

Question 26

Where do you place qualche volta in a sentence?

Answer 26

before the verb

Question 27

How do you say everyday?

Answer 27

ogni giorno and place this after the verb

Question 28

Where do you place quasi sempre?

Answer 28

after the verb

Question 29

Where do you place di solito?

Answer 29

after the verb

Question 30

What preposition do you use before countries / states?

Answer 30

in

Question 31

What preposition do you use before cities?

Answer 31

a

Question 32

When do you use per?

Answer 32

after the verb partire

Question 33

When do you need to use a definite article after prepositions (in/a)?

Answer 33

use a definite article after per before countries

Question 34

When do you use negli / nelle in general?

Answer 34

use negli/nelle to replace in before a plural country

Question 35

When do you use negli?

Answer 35

before a plural, masculine country like the stati uniti

replaces “in”

Question 36

When do you use nelle?

Answer 36

before a plural, feminine country, often islands

replaces “in”

Question 37

Feminine form of -aio

Answer 37

-aia

Question 38

Feminine form of -iere

Answer 38

-iera

Question 39

Feminine form of -tore

Answer 39

-trice

Question 40

-ista

Answer 40

can be masculine or feminine

ex: la farmacista and il farmacista

Question 41

tornare

Answer 41

to return

use “in” after

Question 42

qui definition

Answer 42

here

Question 43

prendere definition

Answer 43

to take

Question 44

a lungo definition

Answer 44

means for long, often used after dormire

Question 45

suonare definition

Answer 45

to play music or an instrument

Question 46

provare definition

Answer 46

to try

Question 47

to want

Answer 47

avere voglia

Question 48

to need

Answer 48

avere bisogno

Question 49

to talk a walk

Answer 49

fare una passeggiata

Question 50

to play sports

Answer 50

fare sport or giocare a “sport name”

Question 51

po versus poi

Answer 51

poi means “and on”

po means a little

Question 52

tornare definition

Answer 52

to return

Question 53

What is stare often used for?

Answer 53

to express how one is feeling

ex: come stai?

Question 54

Which words remain the same in plural form?

Answer 54

words that end with an accented vowel

words that end in a consonant

Question 55

How do you gender nouns that end in a consonant?

Answer 55

masculine

Question 56

Rules when writing numbers

Answer 56

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

Question 57

What are the larger numbers?

Answer 57

cento 100
mille 1.000
milione 1.000.000
miliardi 1.000.000.000

Question 58

How do you write dates in italian?

Answer 58

day of the week
date (number)
month
year

Question 59

What do you change when writing one thousand versus two thousand, three thousand, etc.?

Answer 59

When writing one thousand, just write mille

When writing two thousand, write due mila

Need to change mille to mila when more than 1

Question 60

Difference between using fare and essere for professions?

Answer 60

When using fare use a definite article before profession

When using essere use an indefinite article before profession

Question 61

adesso definition

Answer 61

now

Question 62

Do you use sapere or conoscere before a language?

Answer 62

Conoscere because it is a direct object like “lo spagnolo”