Italian- Lezione 29
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Created by:
Kelly-Loren on April 29, 2011
Subjects:
irregular comparatives and superlatives and the verb servire
Description:
From: Ultimate Italian
By: Salvatore Bancheri, Ph.D.
Michael Lettieri, Ph.
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Irregular Comparatives and Superlatives | Some commonly used adjectives have both regular and iregular comparative and superlative forms. |
| Good, Better, Best, Very Good | Buono, Piu' buono/Migliore, il piu' buono/il migliore, Ottimo |
| Bad, Worse, Worst, Very Bad | Cattivo, piu' cattivo/peggiore,il piu' cattivo/il peggiore, Pessimo |
| Big, great, old; Bigger, Greater; Biggest; Very Big, Great | Grande, piu' grande/maggiore, il piu' grande/il maggiore, Massimo |
| Little/small, Smaller, Smallest, Very Small | piccolo, piu' piccolo/minore, il piu' piccolo/il minore, minimo |
| the irregular comparative form of the Bene is | meglio |
| the irregular comparative form of Male is | peggio |
| The Verb Servire | The verb servire (to need) has the same construction as piacere (to like/ please): it is used primarily in the third person singular and in the third person plural forms, and it takes an indirect object. Remember that it differs from its english counterpart "to need" |
| Servire- to Need | mi serve/ servono ti serve/ servono gli serve/ servono le serve/ servono ci serve/ servono vi serve/ servono gli serve/ servono |
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