Italian Grammar Guide

Adjectives

Description

Italian adjectives agree with nouns for number and gender, e.g.: una camicia blanca. Don't worry about this for simple communication though. Note that they usually follow the noun, though many common ones do come first (e.g.: un piccolo problema). Here are some adjectives you'll need:

English Italian Listen and Repeat Write
good  buono  
bad  cattivo  
nice  gentile  
early  presto  
late  tardi  
short  corto  
long  lungo  
ready  pronto  
big  grande  
small  piccolo  
fast  rapido  
slow  lento  
wet  bagnato  
dry  asciutto  
smart  intelligente  
stupid  stupido  
true  vero  
drunk  ubriaco  
I am right  Ho ragione  
I am wrong  Ho sbagliato  

Irregular Adjectives

Word  Context masculine  feminie 
Bello      
singular before consonant bel bella
  before  s+cons.; ps, pn, gn, x, y, z bello bella
  before vowels bell' bell'
plural before consonant bei belle
  before  s+cons.; ps, pn, gn, x, y, z begli belle
  before vowels begli belle
Buono      
singular before consonant  buon buona
  before  s+cons.; ps, pn, gn, x, y, z buono buona
  before vowels buon buon'
plural   buoni buone
Grande      
singular   grande grande
plural   grandi grandi
Santo      
singular before consonants san Santa
  before vowels san Sant'
  before  s+cons.; ps, pn, gn, x, y, z santo santa
 plural   santi sante
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