意大利语

2. To indicate what an object is made of: il tavolo di legno (wooden table)la spada di metallo (metal knife)la medaglia di bronzo (bronze medal)...

The Italian preposition di means “of“ in English. It is used in the following cases: 1. To indicate possession: il libro di Maria (Maria’s book)la padella del cuoco (the cook’s pan)la casa del...

Chi cerchi? (Who are you looking for?)Cerco il mio ragazzo. (I’m looking for my boyfriend.)Lo cerco già da mezz’ora! (I’ve been looking for him for half an hour!) Object pronouns are attached t...

In a negative sentence, the word non must come before the object pronoun: Non la mangiano. (They don’t eat it.)Perché non li inviti? (Why don’t you invite them?) It is possible (but not necessary...

In Italian, a direct object pronoun is placed immediately before a conjugated verb: Se vediamo i ragazzi, li invitiamo. (If we see the boys, we’ll invite them.)Compra la frutta e la mangia. (He buys...

Not in a very agreeable mood today? There are a number of negative expressions to counteract all those smiley, happy people. Some very common negative expressions include the following: non cambiare u...

The negative words neanche, nemmeno, and neppure are used to replace anche (too, also, as well) in negative sentences. Please note that these three words can be used interchangeably, as in the followi...

The negative words neanche, nemmeno, and neppure are used to replace anche (too, also, as well) in negative sentences. Please note that these three words can be used interchangeably, as in the followi...

A sentence is usually made negative in Italian by placing the word non in front of the verb: Francesca voule dormire. (Francesca wants to sleep.)Francesca non voule dormire. (Francesca doesn’t want ...

Your grade school English teacher told you repeatedly that you couldn’t use more than one negative word in the same sentence. In Italian, though, the double negative is the acceptable format, and ev...