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#175: Understanding verbs — mettere

The transitive verb, mettere, is a useful verb to know in Italian. It has several uses and is common in many noteworthy expressions. Mettere is regular in the present tense: Mettere also has a past participle that is irregular (messo). It is also irregular in the passato remoto: Below are some uses for the verb, [...]

Posted on 3rd April 2009, 05:00 am under Italian Grammar . Tagged , , .

#001: Gender and number / Genere e numero

Nouns in Italian have a gender and can be either be masculine (maschile) or feminine (femminile). Italian also has number, too — meaning that nouns, just as in English, can be singular (meaning 1 person/thing) or plural (2 or more people/things). It’s important to practice gender since many English speakers are initially stumped at this. [...]

Posted on 17th July 2006, 04:22 pm under Italian Grammar . Tagged , .