READY to 3ª lesson ?!?!
today we'll see about THE ADJETIVE / L'AGGETIVO
The adjective serves to qualify a noun. Your gender and number agree and depend on with the noun to which it relates.
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Maschile (men’s)
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Femminile (female)
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Example:
ragazza studiosa (studious girl) = ragazze studiose (studious girls)
➪ when the adjective refers to genres and different numbers nouns, is usually placed in the male plurarl
Example:
La revista e i libri sono nuovi (the magazine and books are new)
➪ Adjective position : the adjective can be placed before or after the noun, but remember, the meaning can change depending on the position
Example:
Un uomo buono / Un buon uomo ( A good man)
➪ Adjective degree:
✼ comparative superiority: piu + adjetive + di/che
Laura è più magra di sua orella = Laura is thinner than its Orella
✼ comparative inferiority : meno + adjetive + di/che
Mario è meno ambizioso di Giorgio = Mario is less ambitious Giorgio
✼ comparative equal : tanto/così + adjetive + quanto/come
Questa machina è tanto cara quanto quell'altra = This machine is so dear as that other
✼ superlative degree: relative | absolute
relative: É il più bel quadro (It is the most beautiful picture)
absolute: Una persona celeberrima (A famous person)
