Italian Grammar

Italian • 15 May 2024

“To Be” in Italian: The Simple Guide to Conjugating Essere

Essere is an Italian verb meaning “to be” or “to exist”. Learning the conjugations of essere immediately gives you the…

Italian • 23 Mar 2020

His and hers, yours and mine—these are all examples of possessive pronouns, and there are only eight of these in…

Italian • 18 Nov 2019

If you ask former language students where they gave up on learning Italian, or where they thought the end of…

Italian • 3 Apr 2019

Articles in Italian are small words that precede nouns to indicate their gender and number. Italian has 11 articles divided…

Italian • 20 Mar 2019

When you first hear the term “auxiliary verb,” you might think: “Whoa, that sounds complicated!” In this post, we’re going…

Italian • 18 Feb 2019

(Never say never…), especially when it comes to learning Italian adverbs of frequency. I mean, without adverbs of frequency, you…

Italian • 13 Feb 2019

Italians speak in hyperboles and extremes. So to speak with the expressiveness of a native, you must learn how to…

Italian • 12 Jul 2018

The Italian saying “Conosco i miei polli” (“I know my chickens”) really means: “I know what I’m talking about.” Applied…

Italian Grammar • 11 Jun 2018

Italian suffixes are endings added to the root of a word to create a new word, usually with a slightly…

Italian • 25 Jan 2018

Italian tenses can be challenging at first. But there’s good news, too! The Italian future tense is a lot more…