The trickiest words in a language are usually the ones that both have several meanings and are widely used. Let’s take the Italian word ci, for example. It’s pretty short, and it’s surely not difficult to remember. However, its different uses make it one of the trickiest words to master for an Italian learner. So, …
Grammar
Italian grammar – Difference between essere and stare
Italian grammar is considered rather difficult by the majority of learners. This is because different languages have usually different structures – even the ones that are very similar like French and Italian. In the last article, I talked about the difference between essere and stare, a topic of the Italian grammar that creates a lot …
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Italian verbs – Difference between essere and stare
Italian verbs are one of the areas that language learners usually consider difficult. Generally they think that the complexity lies on the fact that in Italian the suffix of verbs changes according to the person – Io corro = I run; tu corri = you run; lei corre = she runs. In reality, Italian is …
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If sentences in Italian – Some ways to express a hypothesis
In this article I want to talk about if sentences in Italian, explaining some of the most common ways to express a hypothesis in Italian. To talk about hypotheses in Italian, we use if sentences. These sentences are composed of two parts: 1. A condition – also called dependent clause 2. The action that occurs …
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The main Italian prepositions – con, su, per, tra, fra
In a previous article I talked about the main Italian prepositions di, a, da, in. Today, you’ll learn the other ones: con, su, per, tra, fra. Prepositions are invariable words which can precede nouns, pronouns or infinitives. Let’s see some of the uses of the main Italian prepositions con, su, per, tra, fra. CON Generally …
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