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Romeo and Juliet meet, hug, kiss, and fall in love. They comfort each other, admire each other, and get married—but not without some help from reciprocal reflexive verbs! These verbs express a recip...

COMMON RECIPROCAL VERBSabbracciarsito embrace each other (one another)aiutarsito help each other (one another)amarsito love each other (one another)ammirarsito admire each other (one another)baciarsit...

In Italian, to express an action that began in the past and is still going on in the present, use the verb in the present tense + da + length of time. This construction does not exist in English, wher...

An adverb (avverbio) is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. In English, adverbs are often formed by adding the suffix -ly to adjectives: slowly, softly, surely. Adverbs often...

FORMING ADVERBS IN ITALIANADJECTIVE (GENERAL OR MASCULINE)ADJECTIVE (FEMININE SINGULAR)ADVERBfelicefelicefelicemente (happily)lentolentalentamente (slowly)stancostancastancamente (tiredly)If an adject...

Usually the Italian preposition in means “in“ in English, but it can also mean “to“ or “by“! The preposition in is used in the following cases. 1. To express the idea of going somewhere or...

2. In describing a method of transportation: Andiamo in macchina. (We are going by car.)Andiamo in autobus. (We are going by bus.)Viaggiamo in aereo. (We are traveling by plane.)Viaggiamo in barca. (W...

The Italian preposition da means “from“ in English. This preposition is used in time expressions, in which case you may translate it as “since“ or “for.“ Italian uses the construction of p...

2. To indicate origin or source: Vengo da Torino. (I come from Torino.)Vengo dalla Francia. (I come from France.)È tornato dalle vacanze. (He is back from vacation.)È tornato dagli zii. ...

What about the most delicious pasta? The ultimate gelato? The absolute superlative expresses the concepts of very, extremely, or most. In Italian, superlatives are formed by adding the suffix -issimo ...