Practice describing things! Learn how to use descriptive words and express states of being in Italian.
Esercitati a descrivere le cose! Impara a usare parole descrittive e a esprimere stati d'animo in italiano.
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Adjectives in Italian change their endings to match the noun they are describing. This is called gender and number agreement.
Matching Gender and Number: If a noun is masculine singular (like il film), the adjective usually ends in -o (bello). If the noun is feminine singular (like la scatola), the adjective changes to end in -a (vuota).
Placement: Unlike English, descriptive adjectives in Italian often come after the noun they describe (e.g., "un libro interessante"), though some common ones like "bello" or "buono" can come before.
| Italian Adjective | English Meaning |
|---|---|
| Bello / Bella | Beautiful / Nice |
| Brutto / Brutta | Ugly / Bad |
| Vuoto / Vuota | Empty |
| Pieno / Piena | Full |
| Stanco / Stanca | Tired |
| Felice | Happy |