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Il partitivo. Alcuni , qualche , un po ’ di. SOME or ANY. It is expressed by the contraction of di and the definite article in all its forms del, dello , dell’, della , dei , degli , delle. I would like some vegetables Vorrei della verdura
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Il partitivo Alcuni, qualche, un po’ di
SOME or ANY It is expressed by the contraction of di and the definite article in all its forms del, dello, dell’, della, dei, degli, delle I would like some vegetables Vorreidellaverdura I would like (some of the ) vegetables Ho dellecugine molto carine I have very sweet cousins (some of the)
It is used as a plural form of the indefinite article un, uno, una Ho unamela e dellepere I have an apple and some pears Ho un vestito e dellescarpe I have a dress and some shoes It is omitted in negative statements No we are not buying (any) ice cream, we are buying (some) fruit Non compriamoil gelato, compriamodellafrutta.
ALCUNI, QUALCHE, UN PO’SOME • Alcuni, alcune is followed by a plural noun • Qualche is invariable • Both may replace the partitive when some means a few. Invitiamoalcuniamiciqualcheamico degliamici Maria portaalcunebottigliequalchebottiglia dellebottiglie • With nouns that designate substances that can be measured but not counted such as • latte, minestra, - the partitive article del, della, dellocannot be replaced by qualche or alcuni. Un po’ di(Un pocodi) may be replaced when some means a little, a bit of. Mangio un po’ dipollo I eat some chicken
MOLTO –TANTO- TROPPO- POCO –TUTTO- OGNI Molto, molta, moltimoltemuch, a lot, many Tanto, tanta, tanti, tantemuch, so much, so many Troppo, troppa, troppi, troppetoo much, too many Poco, poca, pochi, pochelittle, few Lavoranomolteore? I bambini mangianotroppo Le ragazzemangianopoco When molto, tanto, troppoand poco modify an adjective or a verb, they are adverbs. As adverbs are invariable. L’America e` moltobella. America is very beautiful Tuparlitroppo You speak too much
Tutto, tutta, tutti, tutteWhen the adjective tutto is used in the singular; it means the whole; when it is used in the plural, it means all, every. Studio tuttoilgiorno I study the whole day Tuttoilmondo the whole, entire worldThe adjective tutto is followed by the definite article Studio tuttiigiorni I study every day
Ogni – each, every It is always followed by a singular noun Lavoriamoognigiorno Ognisettimanagioco a tennis Tutto and ogni are interchangeable Tutti I giorniOgnigiorno