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1
Q

Masculine or Feminine?

Nouns ending in -ore

A

Masculine (generally)

2
Q

Masculine or Feminine?

Nouns ending in -rice

A

Feminine (generally)

3
Q

Masculine or Feminine?

Nouns ending in -ione

A

Feminine (generally)

4
Q

Masculine or Feminine?

Nouns ending in -o

A

Masculine (generally)

5
Q

Masculine or Feminine?

Nouns ending in -a

A

Feminine (generally)

6
Q

Masculine or Feminine?

Nouns ending in -e

A

Ambiguous

7
Q

Indefinite Article

A

l’articolo indeterminativo

Corresponds to English “a” “an” or “one”

Used with singular nouns

8
Q

Indefinite Article Nouns

beginning with a constonant

A

Maschile: un

Femminile: una

9
Q

Indefinite Article Nouns

beginning with a vowel

A

Maschile: un

Femminile: un’

10
Q

Indefinite Article Nouns

beginning with s + constonant

A

Maschile: uno

Femminile: una

11
Q

Indefinite Article Nouns

beginning with z

A

Maschille: uno

Femminile: una

12
Q

To have (irregular verb)

A

Avere

13
Q

Avere (irregular)

I have (singular)

A

io ho

14
Q

Avere (irregular)

you have (informal) (singular)

A

tu hai

15
Q

Avere (irregular)

you have (formal) (singular)

A

Lei ha

16
Q

Avere (irregular)

he/she has (singular)

A

lui/lei ha

17
Q

Avere (irregular)

we have (plural)

A

noi abbiamo

18
Q

Avere (irregular)

you (all) have (informal) (plural)

A

voi avete

19
Q

Avere (irregular)

you (all) have (formal) (plural)

A

Loro hanno

20
Q

Avere (irregular)

they have (plural)

A

loro hanno

21
Q

What prepositions collapse when followed by definite article?

A

a (at, to)

di (of)

ex) Dov’é il teatro?
ex) É vicino allo stadio…destra della mensa…

22
Q

Preposition a + il

A

al

23
Q

Preposition a + lo

A

allo

24
Q

Preposition a + la

A

alla

25
Q

Preposition a + l’

A

all’

26
Q

Preposition di + il

A

del

27
Q

Preposition di + lo

A

dello

28
Q

Preposition di + la

A

della

29
Q

Preposition di + l’

A

dell’

30
Q

Pluralization of Nouns ending in -o

A

-i

31
Q

Pluralization of Nouns ending in -a

A

-e

32
Q

Pluralization of Nouns ending in -e (m. of f.)

A

-i

33
Q

Definite Article

A

l’articolo determinativo

Corresponds to English “the”

34
Q

Definite Article

(Maschille)

Nouns beginning with a consonant

A

Maschile

Singolare: il (teatro)

Plurale: i (teatri)

35
Q

Definite Article

(Femminile)

Nouns beginning with a consonant

A

Femminile

Singolare: la (libreria)

Plurale: le (librerie)

36
Q

Definite Article

(Maschile)

Nouns beginning with a vowel

A

Maschile

Singolare: l’ (abero)

Plurale: gli (alberi)

37
Q

Definite Article

(Femminile)

Nouns beginning with a vowel

A

Femminile

Singolare: l’ (entrata)

Plurale: le (entrate)

38
Q

Definite Article

(Maschile)

Nouns beginning with s + consonant

A

Maschile

Singolare: lo (stadio)

Plurale: gli (stadi)

39
Q

Definite Article

(Feminile)

Nouns beginning with s + consonant

A

Femminile

Singolare: la (scuola)

Plurale: le (scuole)

40
Q

Definite Article

(Maschile)

Nouns beginning with z

A

Maschile

Singolare: lo (zaino)

Plurale: gli (zaini)

41
Q

Definite Article

(Femminile)

Nouns beginning with z

A

Femminile

Singolare: la (zebra)

Plurale: le (zebre)

42
Q

Definite Article

Used with masculine nouns beginning with consonant

A

il

i

43
Q

Definite Article

Used with feminine nouns beginning with a consonant

A

la

le

44
Q

Definite Article ___ becomes ___ before feminine singular nouns beginning with a vowel.

The plural, ___, doesn’t change before words beginning with a vowel.

A

la –> l’

le

45
Q

Definite Article ___ and ___ are used before masculine nouns that begin with a vowel, s+consonant, or z.

___ becomes ___ before masculine singular nouns beginning with a vowel.

A

lo

gli

lo –> l’

46
Q

Definite Article

When using a title to address someone do not use the definite article.

A

Use the definite article when speaking about someone.

47
Q

Infinitive Verb

In English:

In Italian:

A

In English, verb that is preceded by “to”

In Italian, end in:

  • are
  • ere
  • ire
48
Q

Presente dei verbi in -are

io (singolare)

A

Drop -are and replace with -o

49
Q

Presente dei verbi in -are

tu (singolare) (informal)

A

Drop -are and replace with -i

50
Q

Presente dei verbi in -are

Lei (singolare) (formal)

A

Drop -are and replace with -a

51
Q

Presente dei verbi in -are

lui/lei (singolare)

A

Drop -are and replace with -a

52
Q

Presente dei verbi in -are

noi (plurale)

A

Drop -are and replace with -iamo

53
Q

Presente dei verbi in -are

voi (plurale) (informal)

A

Drop -are and replace with -ate

54
Q

Presente dei verbi in -are

Loro (plurale) (formal)

A

Drop -are and replace with -ano

55
Q

Presente dei verbi in -are

loro (plurale)

A

Drop -are and replace with -ano

56
Q

Presente dei verbi in -are

Verbs that end in -iare drop the ___ in ____ and ____ forms

A

drop the “i” of the stem…

…tu and noi forms

57
Q

Presente dei verbi in -are

Verbs that end in -care and -gare add an ___ in the ___ and ___ forms to maintain the hard sound of the c and g in the stem

A

add and “h” in the…

…tu and noi forms

58
Q

Pluralization of Nouns

Nouns ending in -ca or -ga and most nouns ending in -go retain the hard guttural sound of the g in the plural by adding an ___

A

h

59
Q

Pluralization of Nouns

Most nouns ending in -io have only one ___ in the plural.

A

i

60
Q

Fare

A

to do, to make

61
Q

Presente di fare

I do/make (singular)

A

io faccio

62
Q

Presente di fare

you do/make (singular) (informal)

A

tu fai

63
Q

Presente di fare

you do/make (singular) (formal)

A

Lei fa

64
Q

Presente di fare

he/she does, makes (singular)

A

lui/lei fa

65
Q

Presente di fare

we do/make (plural)

A

noi facciamo

66
Q

Presente di fare

you do/make (plural) (informal)

A

voi fate

67
Q

Presente di fare

you do/make (plural) (formal)

A

Loro fanno

68
Q

Presente di fare

they do/make (plural)

A

loro fanno

69
Q

Presente di parlare

I speak (singular)

A

io parlo

70
Q

Presente di parlare

you speak (informal) (singular)

A

tu parli

71
Q

Presente di parlare

you speak (formal) (singular)

A

Lei parla

72
Q

Presente di parlare

he/she speaks (singular)

A

lui/lei parla

73
Q

Presente di parlare

we speak (plural)

A

noi parliamo

74
Q

Presente di parlare

you (all) speak (informal) (plural)

A

voi parlate

75
Q

Presente di parlare

you (all) speak (formal) (plural)

A

Loro parlano

76
Q

Presente di parlare

they speak (plural)

A

loro parlano

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