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Aggettivi dimostrativi
Demonstrative adjectives (this, that) are used to indicate a specific noun or nouns. In Italian, they must agree with the noun(s) in gender and number.
Per esempio…
| Questo albero è carino. | This tree is cute. | |
| Quelle montagne sono alte. | Those mountains are tall. |
Characteristics of demonstrative adjectives
- Used in place of an article, not with one
- Placed directly in front of a noun or an adjective + noun
- Agree with the demonstrated noun in gender and number
- Demonstrative adjective + noun can be replaced by a demonstrative pronoun
Italian demonstrative adjectives
1) This / These
In Italian, "this" and "these" each have two equivalents:
| this | these | |||
| masculine | questo | questi | ||
| feminine | questa | queste |
Per esempio…
| Mi piace questa casa. | I like this house. | |
| Voglio questi libri. | I want these books. |
Questo and questa optionally contract to quest’ when followed by a noun that begins with a vowel.
Per esempio…
| questo attore quest’attore |
this actor | |
| questa attrice quest’attrice |
this actress |
2) That / Those
The Italian equivalents of "that" / "those" are more complicated, as there is a form to take the place of each of the seven ( definite articles ):
| that | those | ||||
| masculine | ( il ) | quel | ( i ) | quei | |
| masc + complex sound | ( lo ) | quello | ( gli ) | quegli | |
| masc + vowel | ( l’ ) | quell’ | ( gli ) | quegli | |
| feminine + consonant | ( la ) | quella | ( le ) | quelle | |
| fem + vowel | ( l’ ) | quell’ | ( le ) | quelle | |
Per esempio…
| Mi piace quella casa. | I like that house. | |
| Voglio quei libri. | I want those books. |
When followed by a plural noun that starts with "i," quegli optionally contracts to quegl’:
Per esempio…
| quegli italiani quegl’italiani |
those Italian men |
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