The Italian improper prepositions 2: prepositions - adjectives and -participles
We have already spoken about the improper prepostions with adverbs. Now we see adjectives and participles which have this peculiarity.
Italian adjectives that can be used as prepositions are: vicino, lontano, salvo, lungo, secondo ecc.
I can say:
Questa strada è molto lunga and in this case lunga is an adjective, but I can also say
lungo il [...]
The Italian improper prepositions 1: prepositions - adverbs
In addition to the proper prepositions (di, a, da, in, con, su, per, tra, fra) we use in Italian other words which have the same function of a preposition but they can be adverbs, adjectives or participles. Therefore these words are named improper prepositions.
Now we see some adverbs that have this peculiarity.
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Passive voice with the verb essere
In Italian we can express the passive voice in four different ways:
with the verb essere + past participle
with the verb venire + past participle
with si + 3th person singular or plural of the verb
with andare + past participle
Today, I’ll try to explain you the first case: the use of the passive with the verb essere [...]
Two ways to express in Italian the comparison of majority and minority
How do you say in Italian: “Paolo è più bello di or che Luca?”. Which word (di or che) do we use to express the comparison of majority or minority?
The answer is simple: it depends on what we compare!
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5 cases in which we use the letter “h” in Italian language
It is always difficult to understand the use of “h” in Italian, also because its pronunciation is always mute. It is for this reason that students of Italian language find often difficulties to understand when they have to use it, and when not.
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Two Italian relative pronouns: “che” and “cui”
Che and cui are two Italian relative pronouns that are used to join phrases with a common element, and che or cui replace it.
We use che (invariable relative pronoun) to replace a subject or a direct object ( i.e. without a preposition), example:
Il libro che ho letto è molto interessante
la ragazza che beve il caffè [...]
Which prepositions Italians use when we speak about places
I know that it is not so easy the use of prepositions in Italian language. I would like to explain you which prepositions we use when we speak about places.
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Two ways to say in Italian where I come from
When I teach Italian and my students introduce themself, I often listen to say: “vengo dalla Germania” (ok) and also: “Sono dalla Germania” or “Sono da Francoforte”.
If we have to indicate the origin: with the verb venire we use the preposition da, but we can also use the verb essere, if we want to express [...]
