Unit 2 Grammar Flashcards

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1
Q

How do you say from 9 to 5?

A

Dalle nove alle diciassette

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2
Q

What preposition do you use before mezzogiorno and mezzanotte?

A

da / a

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3
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What preposition do you use before “una” ?

A

all’ / dall’

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4
Q

What preposition do you use for days of the week?

A

dal / al

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5
Q

What prepositions do you use specifically for “domenica”?

A

dalla / alla

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6
Q

What follows cominciare?

A

a + infinitive

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7
Q

What follows aiutare?

A

a + infinitive

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8
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What is the definition of aiutare?

A

to help

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9
Q

What follows andare?

A

a + infinitive

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10
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What follows finire?

A

di + infinitive

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11
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What follows consigliare?

A

di + infinitive

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12
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What is the definition of consigliare?

A

to recommend

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13
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What follows pensare?

A

di + infinitive

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14
Q

Where does spesso go?

A

after the verb

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15
Q

Where does qualche volta go?

A

In front of the verb

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16
Q

What does spesso mean?

A

often

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17
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Where does sempre go?

A

after the verb

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18
Q

Where does di solito go?

A

in front of the verb

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19
Q

What does di solito mean?

A

usually

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20
Q

Where does raramente go?

A

After the verb

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21
Q

With what verbs do reflexive verbs not become fully conjugated?

A

When the reflexive verb follows:
volere
potere
dovere

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22
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What does volere mean?

A

to want to

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23
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present tense conjugation of volere

A
voglio
vuoi 
vuole 
vogliamo 
volete 
vogliono
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24
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present tense conjugation of dovere

A
devo
devi
deve
dobbiamo 
dovete 
devnono
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25
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What does dovere mean?

A

to have to

26
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present tense conjugation of potere

A
posso 
puoi 
può
possiamo 
potete
possono
27
Q

What does potere mean?

A

to be able to

28
Q

How do you conjugate reflexives after dovere, potere, or volere?

A

You drop the -si and add the correct article to the ending of the reflexive

ex: dobbiamo alzarci

29
Q

What to say when someone leaves for a tip?

A

Buon viaggio!

30
Q

What to say on someone’s birthday?

A

Tanti auguri!

31
Q

How do you say congratulations?

A

Congratulazioni!

32
Q

How do you say happy new year?

A

Buon anno

33
Q

What do you say when you run into someone and want to wish them well?

A

Buona giornata

34
Q

What do you say on Christmas?

A

Buon Natale!

35
Q

What do you say before someone’s vacation?

A

Buone vacanze!

36
Q

How do you say “have fun!” or “good fun!”

A

Buon divertimento

37
Q

What do you say when someone leaves for work or starts studying?

A

Buon lavoro

38
Q

What do you say at a meal or when sitting down?

A

Buon appetito

39
Q

What do you say when opening a bottle of wine?

A

Salute! / Cin cin!

40
Q

How do you conjugate reflexive verbs in the passato prossimo?

A

use the correct article, conjugate essere, make sure past tense ending matches

41
Q

What are the reflexive verb articles?

A
mi
ti
si
ci
vi
si
42
Q

What do possessive adjectives agree with?

A

agree with the object you are talking about

43
Q

What does parente mean?

A

relative NOT parent

44
Q

When do you not use article with possessive adjectives?

A

when talking about singular family members (and not loro)

45
Q

Do you use an article with plural family members?

A

yes

46
Q

Do you use an article with fiance?

A

yes

47
Q

Do you use an article with boyfriend, girlfriend, pets?

A

Yes

48
Q

When do you use an article even with singular fam. members?

A

with loro and when family members are “modified” in the ending

49
Q

Difference between stancarsi and addormentarsi?

A

Stancarsi means to get tired

Addormentarsi means to go to bed

50
Q

Difference between alzarsi and svegliarsi?

A

Alzarsi means to get up

Svegliarsi means to wake up

51
Q

What prepositions do dates use?

A

dall / all’ / al

52
Q

What prepositions come before “otto”?

A

dalle / alle

53
Q

What prepositions do you use before domani / ieri?

A

da /a

54
Q

What is correre in past tense?

A

corso

55
Q

What auxiliary verb does visitare and viaggiare take?

A

avere

56
Q

How do you say good luck?

A

In bocca al lupo

57
Q

How do you say to toast?

A

Brindare –often use “cin cin” with this word

58
Q

What does “loro” possessive adjective translate to?

A

their

ex: vivano con la loro figlia (they live with their daughter)

59
Q

What does cambiare mean?

A

to change

60
Q

What does trovare mean?

A

to find

61
Q

What does mettere mean?

A

to put (can also mean to put on)