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si impersonale

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impersonal sentences

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What’re impersonal sentences (si impersonale)?

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impersonal sentences

  1. have an UNSPECIFIED subject
  2. are used to refer to people in general/detached manner
  3. mean “they, one, people, or you”
    eg. in estate si va al mare = In the summer people go to the beach.
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What does the si impersonale mean?

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it means

  1. one
  2. people
  3. you
  4. or they

eg. senza piscina non si nuota = without a pool you don’t swim

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How do you form the “si impersonale” (informal sentence)?

eg. People have fun in the nightclub.

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si + (3rd-person SINGULAR verb only)

eg. Ci si divertiva in il locale notturno = people have fun in the nightclub

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How do you form the “si impersonale” (informal sentence) with a REFLEXIVE VERB?

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Ci si + (ALWAYS 3rd person singular verb)

bc it’s smthg ppl do to THEMSELVES

eg. Ci si divertiva in il locale notturno = people have fun in the nightclub

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What’s the “si passivante”?

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When the verb used in a “si impersonale” impersonal sentence modifies an EXPLICIT OBJECT

eg. People buy the magazines = Si comprano le riviste

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How do you form the “si passivante”?

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si + (3rd person singular OR plural verb) + explicit object

  1. verb’s plurality depends on the explicit object it modifies
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How do you negate a “si impersonale” or “si passivante” sentence?

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Put “non” in front of the ENTIRE “si” structure

  1. eg. non si vedono = people do not see
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What’re the steps you take to form the “si impersonale” and “si passivante”?

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  1. Determine if there’s an explicit object (si passivante) and it’s plurality
  2. conjugate the 3rd-person verb based on explicit obj’s plurality, or singular for impersonale
  3. Determine if reflexive: “ci si”

Structure: ci si/si + (3rd-person singular or plural verb)

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I pronomi relativi?

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Relative pronouns

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What’re relative pronouns?

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They connect 2 phrases, the second giving more info

eg. Ecco la donna CHE ha lavorato al negozio = Here’s the woman THAT worked at the store

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What’re the “i pronomi relativi”? (4)

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  1. che
  2. cui
  3. chi
  4. quello/quel che or ciò che
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here

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qui

eg. la mia insalata preferita è qui = my favorite salad is here :)

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there

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lì or ci

eg. il mio zaino è lì = my favorite backpack is there

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here vs. there translations

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  1. here is qui
    - la mia insalata preferita è qui = my favorite salad is here :)
  2. there is lì or ci
    - il mio zaino è lì = my favorite backpack is there
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How do you use “che” as i pronomi relativi?

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  1. it means “whom, which, who, that”
  2. NEVER after a preposition (that’s cui)
  3. use for people or things
    eg. Ecco la donna CHE ha lavorato al negozio = Here’s the woman THAT worked at the store
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How do you use “cui” as i pronomi relativi?

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  1. it means “whom or which”
  2. ALWAYS after a preposition
  3. use for people or things
    eg. Questa è la chiesa IN CUI ho pregato = This is the church in which I prayed
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How do you use “chi” as i pronomi relativi?

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  1. it means “those who, the one/ones who”
  2. only use for PEOPLE
  3. only use with 3rd-person SINGULAR verbs
    eg. Chi dorme bene studia bene = Those who sleep well study well!
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How do you use “quello/qual che or ciò che” i pronomi relativi?

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  1. it means “that which, what” (referencing OBJECTS AND IDEAS that hasn’t been specified yet)
  2. they’re INVARIABLE and all are interchangeable
    eg. ciò che vedi è una fontana = what you see is a fountain
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Compare and contrast “che” vs. “cui”?

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similarities

  1. both refer to people or things
  2. both can mean “whom/which”
  3. both refer to a SPECIFIC noun already mentioned earlier in the sentence

differences

  1. Che: never after a preposition, also means “who/that”
  2. Cui: always after a preposition
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Similarities between “che” and “cui”?

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similarities

  1. both refer to people or things
  2. both can mean “whom/which”
  3. both refer to a SPECIFIC noun already mentioned earlier in the sentence
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Differences between “che” and “cui”?

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differences

  1. Che: never after a preposition, also means “who/that”
  2. Cui: always after a preposition
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How do you say “is (the reason) why”?

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“AVERE” LA REGIONE PER CUI is how you say “(the reason) why”

eg. Catholicism è la regione per cui Alicia studia italiana = Catholicism’s the reason why Alicia studies Italian

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Which “-are” verbs need a PREPOSITION ALWAYS with the relative pronoun? (5)

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“-are” verbs that need a PREPOSITION with the relative pronoun

  1. cominciare a = to begin to
  2. imparare a = to learn to
  3. giocare a = to play
  4. pensare a/di = to think about/of
  5. telefonare a = to telephone

luigi Telephoned to Peach to Gain Insight on Cat.

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Definition and how do you form the relative pronoun with cominciare?

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it’s an “-are” verb that needs a PREPOSITION with the relative pronoun

  1. cominciare a = to begin to

luigi Telephoned to Peach to Gain Insight on Cat.

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Definition and how do you form the relative pronoun with imparare?

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it’s an “-are” verb that needs a PREPOSITION with the relative pronoun

  1. imparare a = to learn to

luigi Telephoned to Peach to Gain Insight on Cat.

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Definition and how do you form the relative pronoun with giocare?

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it’s an “-are” verb that needs a PREPOSITION with the relative pronoun

  1. giocare a = to play

luigi Telephoned to Peach to Gain Insight on Cat.

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Definition and how do you form the relative pronoun with pensare?

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it’s an “-are” verb that needs a PREPOSITION with the relative pronoun

  1. pensare a/di = to think about/of

luigi Telephoned to Peach to Gain Insight on Cat.

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Definition and how do you form the relative pronoun with telefonare?

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it’s an “-are” verb that needs a PREPOSITION with the relative pronoun

  1. telefonare a = to telephone

luigi Telephoned to Peach to Gain Insight on Cat.

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Which regular -ere and -ire verbs do you use a PREPOSITION ALWAYS with to form the relative pronoun? (2)

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  1. chiedere (a) = to ask for
  2. rispondere (a) = to respond to
  3. finire (di) = to finish, with infinitive
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Definition and how do you form the relative pronoun with chiedere?

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it’s an “-ere” verb that needs a PREPOSITION with the relative pronoun

  1. chiedere (a) = to ask for
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Definition and how do you form the relative pronoun with rispondere?

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it’s an “-ere” verb that needs a PREPOSITION with the relative pronoun

  1. rispondere (a) = to respond to
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Definition and how do you form the relative pronoun with parlare?

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To talk

Needs a preposition if you want to say “to talk to/about” = parlare di

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  1. tanto tempo fa
  2. una volta
  3. in passato
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  1. A long time ago
  2. once upon a time
  3. in the past
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to lose

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perdere

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definition of perdere and passato prossimo?

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perdere is to lose

passato prossimo is perso

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other (adjective)

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altro/a/i/e

depends on subject’s gender/plurality

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there is / is there?

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c’è

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there are / are there?

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ci sono

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to sell

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vendere

VENDors sell stuff!

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nient’altro

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nothing else

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da qui

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from here

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chiedere definition and passato prossimo

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to ask

pp: avere + chiesto

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qualcosa

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something

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prendere definition and passato prossimo?

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  1. prendere means “to take”
  2. pp is preso
    eg. hai preso qualcosa in negozi = have you taken something from the shop?
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already

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già

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pensare

penso

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to think, penso = I think

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disponibile

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available

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How do you form the present tense of a regular -are verb?

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conjugate like PARLARE

  1. io = parl-o
  2. tu = parl-i
  3. lui/lei/Lei = parl-a
  4. noi = parl-iamo
  5. voi = parl-ate
  6. loro = parl-ano
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How do you form the present tense of a regular -ere verb?

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conjugate like LEGGERE

leggere (to read)

  1. legg(o) = io
  2. legg(i) = tu
  3. legg(e) = lei/lui/Lei
  4. legg(iamo) = noi
  5. legg(ete) = voi
  6. legg(ono) = loro
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How do you form the present tense of a regular -ire verb?

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conjugate like DORMIRE

  1. io = dorm(O)
  2. tu = dorm(I)
  3. lui/lei/Lei = dorm(E)
  4. noi = dorm(IAMO)
  5. voi = dorm(ITE)
  6. loro = dorm(ONO)
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then

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poi

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What’re the ways to conjugate verbs that end in “-ire”? (2)

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conjugate verbs that end in “-ire”

  1. like dormire
  2. like capire: add -isc- to all singular pronouns and “loro/they”
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How do you conjugate regular “-ire” verbs like capire?

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*Rule: Add -isc- to all forms EXCEPT noi and voi

  1. io = cap(ISCO)
  2. tu = cap(ISCI)
  3. lei/lui/Lei = cap(ISCE)
  4. noi = cap(iamo)
  5. voi = cap(ite)
  6. loro = cap(ISCONO)
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How do you write the present-tense of andare?

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andare is an irregular “-are” verb! Always use

  1. vado = I go
  2. vai = you go
  3. va = you (formal)/he/she/it goes
  4. andiamo = we go
  5. andate = you all go
  6. vanno = they go
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Passato prossimo of andare?

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“essere” + andato/a/i/e

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What’s the strategy for forming relative pronouns?

eg. Le cose ____ siamo interessati sono molte. (a cui, di cui, che)

*VERY IMPORTANT!!!

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  1. break up the sentence and translate literally to English
    - The things ____ we were interested were many
  2. See if it makes sense in English w/ only “che”
    - The things THAT we were interested were many
  3. If it sounds disjointed, add the preposition after the verb to confirm it makes sense
    - disjointed, The things WHICH we were interested IN are many
  • correct: a cui
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frequentare definition

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to frequent (visit frequently) as a verb

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to stop (doing something) and passato prossimo

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smettere, past participle is “avere” + SMESSO

  1. present tense conjugated like mettere = smetto, smetti, smette, smettiamo, smettete, smettono
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Which common regular verbs DO NOT need a preposition with them?

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  1. ascoltare
    - ascolto musica rap = I listen to rap
  2. cercare
    - cerco una bici = I look for a bike
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Definition and how do you form the relative pronoun with ascoltare?

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DOESN’T need a preposition

ascoltare means to listen TO
- ascolto musica rap = I listen to rap

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Definition and how do you form the relative pronoun with cercare?

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DOESN’T need a preposition

cercare means to look FOR
- cerco una bici = I look for a bike

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Definition and how do you form the relative pronoun with incontrare?

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DOESN’T need a preposition

incontrare means to meet WITH
- incontro il professore = I meet the professor

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Definition and how do you form the relative pronoun with abitare?

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DOESN’T need a preposition

abitare means to live IN
- abito la casa = I live in the house

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Definition and how do you form the relative pronoun with aspettare?

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DOESN’T need a preposition

aspettare means to wait FOR
- aspetto Nicole la mattina = I wait for Nicole in the mornings

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Definition and how do you form the relative pronoun with guardare?

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DOESN’T need a preposition

guardare means to look AT
- guardo il paesaggio dal balcone = I looke at the view from the balcony

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Definition and how do you form the relative pronoun with salire?

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NEEDS the preposition SU (on)

salire means to climb
- eg. la montagna SU CUI saliamo è alta = the mountain on which we climb is tall

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It is on your left/right

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è alla tua destra/sinistra

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you go

  1. straight
  2. to the left
  3. to the right
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vai

  1. dritto
  2. a sinistra
  3. a destra
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il paesaggio

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the view

eg. il paesaggio è molto bello = the view is very beautiful

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l’aggettivo e il pronome indefinito

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indefinite adjectives and pronouns

indefinite words

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What are indefinite words?

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They are words that roughly quantify general nouns

There are indefinite adjectives and pronouns

eg. ogni città (every city), alcuni francobolli (few stamps), tutti gli studenti (all the students)

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What’re indefinite adjectives?

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  1. They’re adjectives that roughly quantify general nouns
  2. Structure: indefinite adjective + noun
  3. eg. ho comprato alcuni francobolli = I bought a few stamps.
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What’s the indefinite adjective and pronoun?

some, a few (plural noun)
eg. a few stamps

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adjective

  1. with singular nouns: qualche
  2. with plural nouns: alcuni/e

pronoun for PLURAL nouns: alcuni/e

eg.
qualche francobollo = a few stamps
alcuni francobolli = a few stamps

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What’s the indefinite adjective and pronoun?

other

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  1. adjective: ALTRO/A/I/E means other
    - eg. the other cat (l’altro gatto) the other student (l’altro studente)
  2. singular pronoun: ALTRO means something/anything else
  3. plural pronoun: ALTRI/E means others
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What’s the indefinite adjective and pronoun?

many, a lot of

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  1. adjective: MOLTO/A/I/E means many/a lot of
    - eg. molti persone (many people)
  2. pronoun: same as adjective, means much/many
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What’s the indefinite adjective and pronoun?

each, every

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  1. adjective: ogni + (SINGULAR NOUN without definite article) means each, every
    - eg. ogni penna = every pen, ogni ragazza = every girl
  2. pronoun: ognuno/a means each one, everyone
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What’s the indefinite adjective and pronoun?

little, few

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the indefinite adjective and pronoun for “little, few” are the SAME form !

  1. with singular nouns: poco/a
  2. with plural nouns: pochi/e

eg.
1. Franco parla poco = Franco speaks little
2. poche persone parlano cinese in italia = few people speak chinese in italy
3. poche parlano cinese in italia = few speak chinese in italy

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What’s the indefinite adjective and pronoun?

so much, so many

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TANTO/A/I/E means so much or so many, SAME indefinite adjective and pronoun form

  1. singular noun: Lavorato tanta = I work a lot
  2. plural noun: Ho comprato tanti snack (I bought many snacks)
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What’s the indefinite adjective and pronoun?

too much, too many

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TROPPO/A/I/E means too much or too many, SAME indefinite adjective and pronoun form

eg.
1. singular noun: sono troppo semplice = they’re too simple

  1. plural noun: troppi studenti studiano in biblioteca = too many students study in the library
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What’s the indefinite adjective?

all, the whole (thing)

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(TUTTO/A/I/E + DEFINITE ARTICLE) means all, the whole (thing)

*you NEED the definite article with tutto/a/i/e

eg.
1. singular: tutto il trucco è nella borsa (all the makeup is in the bag)

  1. plural: tutti i rossetti sono nella borsa (all the lipsticks are in the bag)
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Which form of the indefinite word do you use to modify adverbs (eg. adjective, verb, etc.)?

eg. they are too simple

*VERY IMPORTANT!

A

you use the SINGULAR MASCULINE form of the indefinite adjective or pronoun

eg. sono troppo semplice (they’re too simple)

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How to say something/anything for the indefinite pronoun?

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QUALCOSA means something/anything

  • it’s SINGULAR MALE and invariable
    eg. ho comprato qualcosa a mia madre = I bought something for my mom
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What’s the indefinite pronoun for
1. someone, anyone?

  1. something, anything?
A
  1. someone, anyone is QUALCUNO/A
  2. something, anything is QUALCOSA
    - male, invariable
  3. both are singular!
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How can you use qualcosa, the indefinite pronoun? (2)

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both means “something”

  1. qualcosa di with adjective
    - describe something’s quality
    - eg. mangio qualcosa di delizioso = I eat something delicious
  2. qualcosa da with infinitive verb
    - to “verb something” (DO)
    - eg. Compro qualcosa da mangiare = I buy something to eat
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What’s the indefinite pronoun for
1. everything

  1. everyone
A
  1. everything is TUTTO (invariable)
  2. everyone is TUTTI/E (depends on the peoples’ gender!)
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Le espressioni negative

A

the negative expressions

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Negative expressions

not at all

eg. I did not eat at all this evening

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non. ..affatto
eg. Non ho mangiato affatto stasera

89
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Negative expressions

not yet

eg. I have not done the laundry yet

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non. ..ancora
eg. Non ho ancora fatto il bucato

90
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Negative expressions

never

eg. I have never eaten swordfish

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non. ..mai
eg. Non ho mai mangiato pesce spada

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Negative expressions
neither…nor

eg. I have neither a pen nor a backpack

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  1. non (verb) né (object 1) né (object 2)
    eg. Non ho né una penna né uno zaino = I have neither a pen nor a backpack
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Negative expressions

not even

eg. I did not even ask for cheese

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  1. non…neanche, nemmeno, or neppure (interchangeable)
    eg. Non HO CHIESTO nemmeno il formaggio
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Negative expressions

nobody or not….anyone

eg. There wasn’t anyone at the library, I did not see anyone at the mall

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non. ..nessuno
eg. Non c’era nessuno in biblioteca, Non ho visto nessuno in centro commerciale

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Negative expressions

nothing or not….anything

eg. I did not sign anything

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  1. non…niente/nulla
    eg. Non ha firmato nulla = I did not sign anything
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Negative expressions

no longer

eg. Stefano no longer works at the bank

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  1. non…più
    eg. Stefano non lavora più in banca
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How do you form the negative expression in present and passato prossimo?

*VERY IMPORTANT!

eg. She didn’t see any students

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  1. only put the FIRST verb (present, pp, etc.) in the middle
  2. put the rest of the sentence after the negative expression
  3. for passato prossimo
    - avere vs. essere depends on the verb after the main verb
    - conjugation depends on the subject
    - you ONLY sandwich the avere/essere for “ancora, mai, and più”.
    - for the other expressions, you sandwich both the avere/essere + past participle between the negative expression

eg.
normal pp: Non HA VISTO nessuno studente = she didn’t see any students

ancora, mai, più pp: Non hai ancora assaggiato il tiramisù = you have not tried tiramisu yet

97
Q

When do you use present vs. passato prossimo for negative expressions?

A

Check the tenses of the VERBS in the sentence!

present tense

  1. have
  2. does/do
  3. is/are

passato prossimo

  1. verb ends in -ed
  2. had
  3. did
  4. was/were
98
Q

How to say “not (verb) any (noun)”?

eg. Gina does NOT have ANY envelopes

A
  1. (singular noun) non (verb) nessuno/nessun/nessuna/nessun’ (object)
  2. spelling follows indefinite article uno rules depending on the object that comes after it
  3. only use with SINGULAR nouns
    eg. Gina non ha nessuna busta = Gina does not have any envelopes
99
Q

How do you use object pronouns with negative expressions?

eg. I have never given Allen them

A
  1. put the pronoun (DO, IDO, reflexive) between non and the verb
    eg. non LI (them) ho mai dati a Allen = I have never given Allen them
100
Q

Nobody (as the subject)

eg. Nobody came to the town hall

A

Nessuno

eg. Nessuno è venuto in commune

101
Q

Nothing (as the subject)

A

Niente/nulla

102
Q

Neither (subject 1) nor (subject 2)

eg. neither Alicia or Nicole see snow

A
  1. né (subj 1) né (subj 2)
  2. omit non when the negative expression is the subject
    `
    eg. né Alicia né Nicole vedono la neve = Neither Alicia nor Nicole see snow
103
Q

How do you form the si impersonale/passivante when the conjugated verb has 2 more verbs after it?

eg. in montagna ___ (potere) rilassarsi e leggere un libro, you may

A

how you conjugate the verb depends on the FIRST verb after it, and if it has an explicit object (EO)!

eg. in montagna SI PUÒ rilassarsi e leggere un libro. remember for general verbs following the conjugaed verb with no EO, always use singular 3rd-person for it.

104
Q

How do you form the si impersonale/passivante when there’s one more verb after the conjugated “si” vebr?

eg. A teatro ___ (potere) parlare durante lo spettacolo

A

It depends on whether the verb AFTER the conjugated “si” verb has an explicit object (EO) or not

  • if it does, conjugate the “si” verb based on the following verb’s EO’s plurality
  • if it doesn’t, conjugate the “si” verb with the singular 3rd person
105
Q

Which pronomi relativi do you use for PROVERBS?

eg. ___ va piano va sano e lontano

A

Use “CHI” for proverbs!

eg. Chi va piano va sano e lontano

106
Q

What does the preposition “con” mean?

A

with

107
Q

What does the preposition “in” mean? (3)

A
  1. in
  2. to
  3. at
108
Q

What does the preposition “ di or d’ “ mean? (2)

A
  1. of
  2. from
109
Q

What does the preposition “per” mean? (3)

A
  1. for
  2. through
  3. in order to
110
Q

What does the preposition “da” mean? (4)

A
  1. from
  2. since
  3. by
  4. at
111
Q

What does “fare attenzione all’accordo” mean?

A

It means pay attention to the AGREEMENT!

112
Q

How are the indefinite adjectives structured?

*VERY IMPORTANT!

A

all indefinite adjectives depend on subj’s gender and plurality (-o/a/i/e endings)

EXCEPT

  1. alcuni/e: plural only
  2. ogni and qualche are singular only and invariable
  3. for tutto/a/i/e, always use DEFINITE ARTICLE!
113
Q

How are the indefinite pronouns structured? (4)

*VERY IMPORTANT!

A
  1. depend on subject’s gender and plurality (-o/a/i/e): molto, poco, tanto, troppo
  2. plural only (-i/e): alcuni, altri, tutti
  3. invariable: altro, qualcosa, tutto
  4. singular only (-o/a): ognuno, qualcuno
114
Q

Which indefinite adjectives are IRREGULAR?

*VERY IMPORTANT!

A
  1. alcuni/e: plural only
  2. ogni and qualche are singular only and invariable
  3. for tutto/a/i/e, always use DEFINITE ARTICLE!
115
Q

Which indefinite pronouns depend on the subject’s gender AND plurality? (4)

A

depend on subject’s gender and plurality (-o/a/i/e)

  1. molto = much/many
  2. poco = little/few
  3. tanto = SO much/many
  4. troppo = TOO much/many
116
Q

Which indefinite pronouns depend on the subject’s plurality ONLY? (5)

A
  1. only plural (-i/e): alcuni, altri, tutti
  2. only singular (-o/a): ognuno, qualcuno
117
Q

Which indefinite pronouns are INVARIABLE?

A
  1. altro = something, anything else
  2. qualcosa = something, anything
  3. tutto = everything
118
Q

la gente

A

people, it’s SINGULAR and FEMALE!

119
Q

how many

A

quanto/a/i/e

-depends on subject’s gender and plurality!

120
Q

When do you use “qualcosa da” vs. “qualcosa di”?

A
  1. use qualcosa da before VERB
    - eg. Faccio qualcosa da mangiare = I make something to eat
  2. use qualcosa di before ADJECTIVE
    - eg. Mangio qualcosa di buono = I eat something good
121
Q

c’era

A

there was

122
Q

ha detto

A

told

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