Top answers

How do you translate the conditional verbal mood?

Generally you can say that the conditional mood is translated by "would + infinitive" for the present and "would have + infinitive" for the past.
CD
Answered by Chiara D. • Italian tutor
3234 Views

How are the comparative and superlative forms of an adjective formed?

The comparative form of an adjective is formed by adding to the stem -ior (masculine and feminine)/-ius (neuter). The stem you should always use is the genitive stem. For example: longus,a,um - gen.stem: lon...
CD
Answered by Chiara D. • Latin tutor
7129 Views

What are the deponent verbs?

Deponent verbs are verbs that keep a passive form, but their meaning is active. For example, "sequor" looks passive but it translates "I folow" (active verb).
CD
Answered by Chiara D. • Latin tutor
3635 Views

What is the difference between the imperfetto and the passato prossimo?

The translation of the imperfect tense would be "I used to do/ I was doing". Hence, this tense would be used to describe an action in the past that had an unspecified starting or finishing time, it...
HM
Answered by Helena M. • Italian tutor
3186 Views

How do I go about analysing a poem?

I like to think of the process like a Russian doll, there are lots of steps to the process just as there are dolls within the one big doll. Start with the overall message, give it a read through- it often ta...
AL
5111 Views