Italian Grammar
Nouns
Nouns have two genders, masculine and feminine.
| libro |
|
book (masc.) |
| Singular |
|
|
il libro |
|
the book |
| Plural |
|
|
i libri |
|
the books |
| stella |
|
star (fem.) |
| Singular |
|
|
la stella |
|
the star |
| Plural |
|
|
le stelle |
|
the stars |
Verbs
| éssere |
|
to be |
| Singular |
| 1. |
sono |
|
I am |
| 2. |
sei |
|
you are (familiar) |
|
è |
|
you are (formal) |
| 3. |
(lui) è |
|
he is, it is |
|
(lei) è |
|
she is, it is |
| Plural |
| 1. |
siamo |
|
we are |
| 2. |
siete |
|
you are |
| 3. |
sono |
|
they are |
| avere |
|
to have |
| Singular |
| 1. |
ho |
|
I have |
| 2. |
hai |
|
you have (familiar) |
|
ha |
|
you have (formal) |
| 3. |
(lui) ha |
|
he has, it has |
|
(lei) ha |
|
she has, it has |
| Plural |
| 1. |
abbiamo |
|
we have |
| 2. |
avete |
|
you have |
| 3. |
hanno |
|
they have |
| parlare |
|
to speak |
| Singular |
| 1. |
parlo |
|
I speak |
| 2. |
parli |
|
you speak (familiar) |
|
parla |
|
you speak (formal) |
| 3. |
(lui) parla |
|
he speaks, it speaks |
|
(lei) parla |
|
she speaks, it speaks |
| Plural |
| 1. |
parliamo |
|
we speak |
| 2. |
parlate |
|
you speak |
| 3. |
párlano |
|
they speak |
Adjectives
Adjectives have two genders, masculine and feminine and are usually placed after the noun.
| rosso |
|
red (masc.) |
| Singular |
| un cappello rosso |
|
a red hat |
| il cappello rosso |
|
the red hat |
| Plural |
| cappelli rossi |
|
red hats |
| i cappelli rossi |
|
the red hats |
| rossa |
|
red (fem.) |
| Singular |
| una cravatta rossa |
|
a red tie |
| la cravatta rossa |
|
the red tie |
| Plural |
| cravatte rosse |
|
red ties |
| le cravatte rosse |
|
the red ties |
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