Unit 2 Grammar Flashcards
How do you say from 9 to 5?
Dalle nove alle diciassette
What preposition do you use before mezzogiorno and mezzanotte?
da / a
What preposition do you use before “una” ?
all’ / dall’
What preposition do you use for days of the week?
dal / al
What prepositions do you use specifically for “domenica”?
dalla / alla
What follows cominciare?
a + infinitive
What follows aiutare?
a + infinitive
What is the definition of aiutare?
to help
What follows andare?
a + infinitive
What follows finire?
di + infinitive
What follows consigliare?
di + infinitive
What is the definition of consigliare?
to recommend
What follows pensare?
di + infinitive
Where does spesso go?
after the verb
Where does qualche volta go?
In front of the verb
What does spesso mean?
often
Where does sempre go?
after the verb
Where does di solito go?
in front of the verb
What does di solito mean?
usually
Where does raramente go?
After the verb
With what verbs do reflexive verbs not become fully conjugated?
When the reflexive verb follows:
volere
potere
dovere
What does volere mean?
to want to
present tense conjugation of volere
voglio vuoi vuole vogliamo volete vogliono
present tense conjugation of dovere
devo devi deve dobbiamo dovete devnono
What does dovere mean?
to have to
present tense conjugation of potere
posso puoi può possiamo potete possono
What does potere mean?
to be able to
How do you conjugate reflexives after dovere, potere, or volere?
You drop the -si and add the correct article to the ending of the reflexive
ex: dobbiamo alzarci
What to say when someone leaves for a tip?
Buon viaggio!
What to say on someone’s birthday?
Tanti auguri!
How do you say congratulations?
Congratulazioni!
How do you say happy new year?
Buon anno
What do you say when you run into someone and want to wish them well?
Buona giornata
What do you say on Christmas?
Buon Natale!
What do you say before someone’s vacation?
Buone vacanze!
How do you say “have fun!” or “good fun!”
Buon divertimento
What do you say when someone leaves for work or starts studying?
Buon lavoro
What do you say at a meal or when sitting down?
Buon appetito
What do you say when opening a bottle of wine?
Salute! / Cin cin!
How do you conjugate reflexive verbs in the passato prossimo?
use the correct article, conjugate essere, make sure past tense ending matches
What are the reflexive verb articles?
mi ti si ci vi si
What do possessive adjectives agree with?
agree with the object you are talking about
What does parente mean?
relative NOT parent
When do you not use article with possessive adjectives?
when talking about singular family members (and not loro)
Do you use an article with plural family members?
yes
Do you use an article with fiance?
yes
Do you use an article with boyfriend, girlfriend, pets?
Yes
When do you use an article even with singular fam. members?
with loro and when family members are “modified” in the ending
Difference between stancarsi and addormentarsi?
Stancarsi means to get tired
Addormentarsi means to go to bed
Difference between alzarsi and svegliarsi?
Alzarsi means to get up
Svegliarsi means to wake up
What prepositions do dates use?
dall / all’ / al
What prepositions come before “otto”?
dalle / alle
What prepositions do you use before domani / ieri?
da /a
What is correre in past tense?
corso
What auxiliary verb does visitare and viaggiare take?
avere
How do you say good luck?
In bocca al lupo
How do you say to toast?
Brindare –often use “cin cin” with this word
What does “loro” possessive adjective translate to?
their
ex: vivano con la loro figlia (they live with their daughter)
What does cambiare mean?
to change
What does trovare mean?
to find
What does mettere mean?
to put (can also mean to put on)
