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The general rule of thumb with Italian is that possessive adjectives use a definite article alongside them (e.g. il mio libro, la sua macchina). The only exception to this rule is with family members, where ...

Possessive pronouns in Italian are used to express possession of a specific thing (or person) and they are the equivalent of what in English would be “mine,” “yours,” “his,” “hers,” etc. You must remember th...

The subjunctive is used to express a variety of attitudes such as uncertainty, possibility, emotions and desires. In Italian there are four subjunctive tenses, but in English subjunctive forms are rare and u...

Indefinite articles used with nouns beginning with a vowel sound the same but actually differ in the masculine and feminine form. UN is used for masculine forms. For example: un amico, un infermiere, un nego...

In Italian the main negatives are NO (no) and NON (not). Their use does not always correspond to the English. Examples with the use of NO: -Vieni domani? -No. -Are you coming tomorrow? -No. In this example N...