10
Formation of the negative
In Italian, the negative is formed by placing non before the verb:
(Lui) non studia. – “He does not study.”
(Lei) non è italiana. – “She is not Italian.”
VOCABULARY A
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| all’ at the |
anche also |
bravo good, nice, fine |
c’è there is |
| ci sono there are |
di from, of |
dove where |
e and |
| ecco here is, here are |
grande large, big |
l’, la the |
ma but |
| nella (=in + la) in the |
ragazza girl |
ragazzo boy |
ricco (pl. ricchi) rich |
| signorina young lady/woman |
storia history |
un, una a (an) |
VOCABULARY B
| alcuni, –e some |
che which, that |
chiamato called |
cinque five |
| così so, thus |
dal (= da+il) from the |
del (= di+il) of the |
fra (or tra) among, between |
| hanno have (third plural, avere) |
molto much (sing.), many (plur.) |
mondo world |
nel (= in+il) in the |
| parlato spoken |
perché because |
più more (with article=most) |
quelle the ones, those (f. pl.) |
| questi, –e these |
tedesco German |
Various forms of irregular verbs will first be presented in this way, the information in parentheses being the person and number of the given form and the infinitive of the verb.