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How do I know when a singular noun is masculine or feminine?

Easy! If the noun ends with -a- it's feminine, if it ends with -o- it's masculine.Feminine nouns: Casa, Scuola, MammaMasculine nouns: Uomo, Gatto, FuocoWhat about those names that end with -e- then? It usual...
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Answered by Matteo P. • Italian tutor
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How do you translate "Yesterday it rained, however, so I decided to go by bus." ?

I would translate this sentence as "Però, ieri ha piovuto, quindi ho deciso di andare con l'autobus." As you can see, I rearranged the two conjunctions to avoid the sentence sounding too heavy, but...
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Answered by Jodie V. • Italian tutor
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Essere o Avere? How to pick the right auxiliary for Italian verbs.

Italian, unlike English, has two different auxiliary verbs: Essere and Avere. Similarly to English, auxiliaries in Italian are mainly used to support other verbs when forming composite tenses, such as Passat...
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Answered by Elisa M. • Italian tutor
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What are the tips to understand the meaning of an Italian saying/idiom if I have never encountered it before?

Italian sayings are quite complicated and there are thousands of them, therefore I would not recommend learning by memory. Instead, it might be very useful to think that, unlike English, Italian sayings heav...
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Answered by Michele I. • Italian tutor
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In relazione a l'affermazione seguente scrivi 150-250 parole esprimendo e giustificando la tua opinione. Affermazione = " Si può capire se si diventerà amico/a con una persona dalla prima volta che si conosce"

The answer would be a short essay, so the following are important guidelines: The message has been communicated very well.The ideas are relevant and effective.The development of ideas is coherent and thoroug...
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Answered by Silvia M. • Italian tutor
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