Grammar
Friday, February 19th, 2010
It's very important to know the use of special signs in writing to clarify how words are used, so if you want to write well, you must use punctuation correctly. In written, punctuation is vital to clear up the meaning of the sentence.
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"Ci" is ofen times used in order to say "there". It often times replaces phrases with the word "a" in them.
Vado alla scuola = I go to the school.
BUT
Ci vado = I go there. Ci replaced "a" and "la scuola" (they are now gone)
Vai in Italia = you go to Italy.
BUT
Ci vai = you go there.
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Ne is used with quantities or how many of something you have. It many times can mean "of them"
Ho due computer = I have two computers.
BUT
Ne ho due = I have two of them. Ne replaces "computers" (which are now gone)
NOUNS IN ITALIAN (i nomi / sostantivi)
Nouns are the labels we attach to people, animals, things, abstract concepts, actions or facts and that let us distinguish a person, an animal, a thing, etc. from another one.
THE GENDER OF NOUNS IN ITALIAN
All nouns have a Gender. In Italian there are only 2 genders: masculine and feminine. There is no a neuter gender.
Human beings and common domestic animals have a masculine noun if they are male or a feminine one if they are female.
The gender of the rest of the nouns can be often established by ending or by meaning but, as there are so many exceptions, the best thing to do is to learn the noun with the definite article.
