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Italian grammar

Every Italian grammar topic, in one place

Filter by CEFR level, search by topic, and pick the piece that fits what you are stuck on. The catalogue covers the full set of Italian grammar rules from the SVO baseline at A1 to the register-shifting moves at C1.

  1. Beginner (A1-A2)

    Essere and Avere

    Almost every Italian tense is assembled from essere or avere, and picking the wrong one is the error that marks a learner fastest. Here is both conjugation and the line between them.

  2. Beginner (A1-A2)

    Il, Lo or La

    Italian has seven definite articles where English has one, and the choice between them is not grammar. It is about what is easy to say. Once you hear it that way it stops needing memorisation.

  3. Beginner (A1-A2)

    Italian Verbs

    Italian verbs come in three families, and the endings are regular enough to guess. The catch is that the verbs you need most are exactly the ones that misbehave.