## INDEX 

a , uses of 59–60, 62, 63–4 

adjectives 17–22; in -co  and -go  18–19; with articles 14; de fi nition of 187; demonstrative 20; possessive 22–3; preceding the noun 19–20; singular and plural 17–19, 158 

adverbial expressions 48–9 

adverbs 46–8; from adjectives 46; de fi nition of 187; with the past perfect 140; with the present perfect 90 

agreement: of adjectives and nouns 17; de fi nition of 187 

alcuno  121, 122 

anche  101 

andare : future 133; imperative 152; present 41; present conditional 165 

articles: de fi nite 9–11; de fi nition of 187; inde fi nite 11–13; uses of 13–14, 22–3 

auxiliary verbs: de fi nition of 187–8, see also avere ; essere 

avere : future 132; imperative 151; imperfect 112; present 28; present conditional 164; present perfect 88; used as auxiliary 86–7, 88–90; uses of 31–2 

bastare  81 

bello  20 

bere : future 134; imperative 152; imperfect 113; past participle 86; present 42; present conditional 165 

buono  21 

cadere : future 133; present conditional 165 

c’è / ci sono  32–3; in imperfect 113; in present perfect 88 

che  (relative pronoun) 104–5 

che / che cosa?  69, 71 

chi  68, 107 

ci : with avere  ( ce ) 54; with si  as an impersonal pronoun 159–60; ‘there’ 125 

colui / colei / coloro  106–7 

come?  69, 70, 71, 101 

compound prepositions 65 

con , uses of 61 

conditional see  present conditional conjugations 37 

conoscere  39; vs sapere  42–3 

cosa?  69, 71 

cui  104, 105 

da , uses of 36–7, 60 

dare : future 132; imperative 151; present 41; present conditional 165 

de fi nite article 9–11, 13–14; with possessives 22–3; with prepositions 57–8 

demonstrative adjectives 20 

demonstrative pronouns 24; de fi nition of 189 

di , uses of 58–9, 63 

dire : imperative 151; imperfect 113; past participle 86; present 42 

direct object, de fi nition of 188 

direct object pronouns 52–4; formal form 54; with the imperative 154; with the present perfect (or any other compound tense) 94–5, 95–6; stressed forms 99–101 

dove  69, 71, 106 

dovere  43; future 133; present 42; present conditional 165; present perfect 91 

