Ultimate Italian Review pt 2

where are adjectives positioned in italian language?

they go almost always after the nouns they describe. however, there are exceptions

questo/quello

this/that

where do questo and quello go in the sentence?

they go before the noun

quei

those

what are the possessive adjectives in italian?

mio, tuo, suo, nostro, vostro, loro

what are the ordinal adjectives?

primo, secondo, terzo, quarto

what are the interrogative adjectives?

quale/i, quanto/a, quanti/e

quale/i

which

quanto/a, quanti/e

how much/how many

quantitative adjectives

molto, poco, troppo

molto

much/many/a lot

poco

little/few

troppo

too much/too many

uscire

to go out

indefinite adjectives

qualche, ogni, qualsiasi, qualunque, certo, altro

qualche

some

ogni

every

qualsiasi/qualunque

any

certo

certain

altro

other

stesso/stessa

same

how do italian adjectives mostly work?

most of them follow the noun (la macchina rossa), but some precede the noun (le stesse scarpe)

thing

cosa

what do adjectives end in?

-o, -a, and -e

nero

black

verde

green

indefinite articles

a, an

definite articles in italian

un, una, un’, uno

porta

door

doccia

shower

coperta

blanket

when to use un’

un’ is feminine, but used for feminine words that start with a vowel (un’arancia, un’insalata, un’artista)

words that end with -ista

any words that end with -ista can be applied to both genders (artista, giornalista

when to use uno indefinite article

when you have words with special sounds (nstra like for straniero, ngno like for gnomo)