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Pronomi dimostrativi
Demonstrative pronouns replace a specific noun that was mentioned previously. In Italian, they must agree with the noun(s) in number and gender.
Per esempio…
| Le montagne asiatiche sono più alte di quelle europee. | Asia’s mountains are taller than the ones in Europe. | |
| Quell’albero è carino, ma questo offre più ombra. | That tree is cute, but this one offers more shade. |
Characteristics of demonstrative pronouns
- Replace a demonstrative adjective + noun
- Agree with the noun they replace in gender and number
- Require an antecedent
Italian demonstrative pronouns
The eight Italian demonstrative pronouns can be divided into two groups: "near demonstratives" and "far demonstratives."
1) This one / These (near demonstratives)
"This one" and "these" each have two Italian equivalents:
| this one | these | |||
| masculine | questo | questi | ||
| feminine | questa | queste |
Note that they follow the same gender and number pattern as regular nouns and adjectives.
Per esempio…
| Mi piace questa. | I like this one. | |
| Voglio questi. | I want these. |
2) That one / Those (far demonstratives)
Likewise, the Italian equivalents of "that one" and "those" also have two forms each.
| that one | those | |||
| masculine | quello | quelli | ||
| feminine | quella | quelle |
Per esempio…
| Mi piace quella. | I like that one. | |
| Voglio quelli. | I want those. |
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