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The Italian Imperative: formation, informal and formal forms, pronouns, and irregular verbs
The imperative plays a central role in everyday Italian. You hear it in conversations with friends, in […]
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Der, Die and Das: How to Master German Noun Gender
If you’ve started learning German, you’ve probably run into one of its most infamous features: grammatical gender. […]
Por or Para? How to choose the right preposition in Spanish
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Der/die/das, ein/eine or no article? A practical guide to German articles
One of the first challenges learners encounter in German is determining when to use der, die, das, […]
The use of de and des in French: key rules, exceptions, and examples
One of the first things that catches a learner’s attention in French is the tiny but tricky […]
The Italian Si Impersonale: how and when to use it
Among the grammatical structures that learners encounter early on in Italian, one of the most useful — […]
Kein or Nicht? A Clear Guide to German Negation
If you’re learning German, you’ve probably already noticed that one of the first challenges is figuring out […]
Verb + Preposition + Verb in Italian: When to Use a, di, or da
When learning Italian, English speakers quickly discover that verbs don’t always combine freely. Very often, an infinitive […]