Pronouns review What is a pronoun?
What is a pronoun? A pronoun replaces a noun. Examples: Maria is blond. She is blond. Maria è bionda. Lei è bionda. Maria and I are tall. We are tall. Io e Maria siamo alte. Noi siamo alte. You and Mario are lazy. You are lazy. Tu e Mario siete pigri. Voi siete pigri.
English personal pronouns Singular: 1st person 2nd 3rd Plural: 1st 2nd 3rd
Italian personal pronouns Singular: 1st 2nd 3rd Plural: 1st How many ways are there to say “you” in Italian? What do they mean?
Il verbo essere - The verb to be Io sono Tu sei Lui / lei è Noi siamo Voi siete Loro sono I am You are He/she/it is We are They are
Adjective agreement The gender (masculine/feminine) and number (singular/plural) of an adjective has to agree with the gender and number of the noun it describes. Esempio: Maria è alta. Maria: proper noun of a person, feminine, singular. È: 3rd person singular, verb to be Alta: adjective, feminine, singular.
Pratica Change the following adjectives in terms of gender and number. Bravo: (feminine sing)________ ; (fem plural)_________ ; (masc plur);________ Basso: (fem sing)________ ; (fem plur)________ ; (masc plur)_________ Biondo: (fem sing)________ ; (fem plur)________ ; (masc plur)_________ Bruno: (fem sing)________ ; (fem plur)________ ; (masc plur)________