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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...

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 t...

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...

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 un...

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...

L’articolo partitivo (partitive article) is used to indicate imprecise or approximate quantities. It appears before singular nouns (del miele, del caffè, del burro) as well as before plural nouns o...

Italian and English differ in their usage of adjectives. Italian descriptive adjectives are usually placed after the noun they modify, and with which they agree in gender and number.COMMON ITALIAN ADJ...

In general Italian adjectives follow the noun:è una lingua difficile. (It is a difficult language.)Marina è una ragazza generosa. (Marina is a generous girl.)Certain common adjectives, however, gene...

The infinitives of all regular verbs in Italian end in -are, -ere, or -ire and are referred to as first, second, or third conjugation verbs, respectively. In English, the infinitive (l’infinito) con...

The Italian present tense (presente) is happening right now. It’s a simple tense—that is, the verb form consists of one word only. The present tense of a regular Italian verb is formed by dropping...