Test your knowledge of Italian adjectives.
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Adjectives give color and detail to your sentences. Let's learn the most common ones.
Placement: Unlike English, descriptive adjectives in Italian usually come after the noun (e.g., un libro nuovo - a new book). However, some very common, short adjectives like bello, brutto, buono, and cattivo often come before the noun.
Agreement: Adjectives must match the gender (masculine/feminine) and number (singular/plural) of the noun they describe.
| English | Italian |
|---|---|
| beautiful / handsome | bello |
| ugly | brutto |
| good | buono |
| bad | cattivo |
| big / large / great | grande |
| small / little | piccolo |
| new | nuovo |
| old | vecchio |
| young | giovane |
| hot / warm | caldo |
| cold | freddo |
| easy | facile |
| difficult | difficile |
| true / real | vero |
| false | falso |
| happy | contento / felice |
| sad | triste |
| tired | stanco |
| open | aperto |
| closed | chiuso |
| full | pieno |
| empty | vuoto |
| clean | pulito |
| dirty | sporco |
| intelligent / smart | intelligente |
| stupid | stupido |
| fast | veloce |
| slow | lento |
| strong / loud | forte |
| weak / soft | debole |
| tall / high | alto |
| short / low | basso |
| long | lungo |
| short | corto |
| heavy | pesante |
| light (weight) | leggero |
| rich | ricco |
| poor | povero |
| safe / sure | sicuro |
| dangerous | pericoloso |
| quiet / silent | silenzioso |
| noisy | rumoroso |
| important | importante |
| useless | inutile |
| useful | utile |
| modern | moderno |
| ancient | antico |
| serious | serio |
| funny | divertente |
| interesting | interessante |
| boring | noioso |
| kind / polite | gentile |
| rude / impolite | scortese |
| honest | onesto |
| dishonest | disonesto |