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ITALIAN GRAMMAR |
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Sentence in Italian |
Sentences are made up of one or more clauses. A clause consists of a subject (a noun or pronoun) and a predicate (what is said about the noun or pronoun). The predicate always contains a verb. For example, in the simple sentence:
Il re ama la regina » The king loves the queen.
- re is the subject and ama is the predicate.
The Direct Object of a verb is a noun or pronoun which receives its action. In the sentence:
Il re ama la regina » The king loves the queen.
- "regina" is the Direct Object of the verb.
Some verbs take an Indirect Object. For example, in the sentence:
Il re dà un regalo alla regina » The king gives a gift to the queen
- "regalo" (gift) is the direct object and
"alla regina" (to the queen) is the
indirect object.
Types of Sentences:
Declarative sentences are statements; these sentences are sometimes referred to as positive sentences to distinguish them from negative sentences. Examples:
- Parlo con Andrea
» I’m talking with Andrea
- I libri sono su un banco » The books are on a desk
- Compra la frutta e la mangia » He buys the fruit and eats it
- Parlo bene l’italiano » I speak Italian well
- Domenica studio » I’m studying on
Sunday
Negative sentences express a negation. Examples:
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Joselo non voule
dormire » Joselo doesn't want to sleep
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Loro non parlano
cinese » They don't speak Chinese
- Non
ho paura di chiccessia » I'm not afraid of
anybody
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Interrogative sentences are questions. Examples:
- Che cos’è la semiotica ? » What is semiotics?
- Sarà grigio e piovoso il mese ? » Will the month be
dull and rainy?
- Sarà un esame difficile ? » Will it be a difficult
exam?
- Qual è il numero di Roberto ? » What is Roberto’s
number?
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