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What is a reflex action?

A reflex action is the body's rapid, involuntary response to external stimuli, often used in order to protect it from immediate harm. First, a receptor detects a stimulus, such as a heat source which could b...
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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.
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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...
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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).
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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...
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