An elementary grammar of the Italian Language

CONTENTS

Introductory. Alphabet, Pronunciation, and Accent - p. VII

I. The Article - p. 1

II. Number of Nouns - p. 5

III. Use of the Article - p. 9

IV. Gender of Nouns - p. 12

V. Augmentatives and Diminutives - p. 16

VI. Adjectives - p. 19

VII. Position of Adjectives - p. 23

VIII. Comparison. Comparative - p. 26

IX. Superlatives - p. 29

X. Numerals. Cardinals - p. 33

XI. Numerals. Ordinals - p. 37

XII. Pronouns. Subject Pronouns. Object Pronouns - p. 40

XIII. Disjunctive Object Pronouns - p. 45

XIV. Possessives - p. 48

XV. Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns - p. 52

XVI. Relatives - p. 55

XVII. Interrogatives - p. 59

XVIII. Indefinites - p. 62

XIX. The Verb. The Auxiliary "Essere" - p. 67

XX. The Auxiliary "Avere" - p. 71 

XXI. Regular Verbs. First Conjugation - p. 74

XXII. Regular Verbs. Second Conjugation - p. 77

XXIII. Regular Verbs. Third Conjugation - p. 80

XXIV. Reflexive and Impersonal Verbs - p. 83

XXV. Irregular Verbs. First Conjugation - p. 87

XXVI. Irregular Verbs. First Conjugation (continued) - p. 91

XXVII. Irregular Verbs. Second Conjugation - p. 94

XXVIII. Irregular Verbs. Second Conjugation (continued) - p. 98

XXIX. Irregular Verbs. Third Conjugation - p. 101

XXX. Irregular Verbs. Third Conjugation (continued) - p. 104

XXXI. Interrogative and Negative Sentences - p. 107

XXXII. Modes and Tenses. The Indicative - p. 110

XXXIII. The Indicative (continued) - p. 113

XXXIV. The Subjunctive - p. 116

XXXV. The Conditional. The Infinitive - p. 121

XXXVI. Present Participle. Past Participle - p. 124

XXXVII. Adverbs - p. 127

XXXVIII. Prepositions - p. 131

XXXIX. Conjunctions and Interjections - p. 136
Reference List of Irregular Verbs - p. 139
Italian-English Vocabulary - p. 157
English-Italian Vocabulary - p. 167