Italian Grammar Hub

Understand Italian Grammar Faster

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35 Total Rules
74 Chapters
7 CEFR level
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Understand Italian Grammar Faster

New to Italian Grammar?

Start with the basics and build your foundation step by step.

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A0 Chapters

Zero Point · 10 Total Rules

The very first step. You're discovering the building blocks of the language — the alphabet, basic sounds, and how simple words connect.

Alphabet & sounds Basic word order Simple greetings
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Hello, World! — Your Very First Words

Start from absolute zero: learn the alphabet sounds, say hello and goodbye, count to ten, and pick up the survival words you need from day one.

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The Music of Italian Sounds

Master the Italian alphabet and the unique phonetic rules of the language. Learn how to pronounce vowels and consonants to sound like a native.

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Me, Myself & I — Talking About You

Introduce yourself, talk about what belongs to you, point things out, and learn to say yes and no with confidence.

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First Encounters

Essential greetings and introductions for your first conversation. Learn how to say hello, goodbye, and introduce yourself.

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The World Around You — Naming Things

Discover how to name objects, use a/an, make plurals, describe things with colors and sizes, and ask "What is this?"

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The World of Numbers

Counting from zero to twenty and basic time concepts. This chapter covers the foundational math of daily life.

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Everyday Actions — Your First Verbs

Learn to express what you like, want, need, and do — plus say what's happening right now and make suggestions with "let's".

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Naming Your World

Introduction to basic nouns and the concept of gender. Learn how to identify objects around you.

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Time & Place — Where and When

Navigate the basics of location and time: say where things are, talk about today and tomorrow, and tell the time.

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Essential Actions

A first look at basic verbs and personal pronouns. Understand who is doing what in simple sentences.

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Real Life — Surviving Your First Day

Put it all together with real-life phrases: order food, ask for directions, handle money, and be polite in everyday situations.

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Survival Phrases

Key expressions for navigating common situations. Learn how to ask for help and express basic needs.

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A1 Chapters

Beginner · 8 Total Rules

You can understand and use everyday phrases. Grammar at this level covers present tense, basic sentence patterns, and simple questions.

Present tense basics Yes/no questions Articles & pronouns
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The Power of the Article

Mastering definite articles and their many forms. Learn how to choose between 'il', 'lo', 'la', and more.

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More Than One: Plurals

Transforming singular nouns into plurals. Understand the vowel shifts that define Italian quantity.

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To Be and To Have

The two most important verbs: Essere and Avere. Learn their irregular present tense forms and varied uses.

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Regular -ARE Verbs

The foundation of the Italian verb system. Learn to conjugate the largest group of regular verbs in the present tense.

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The -ERE and -IRE Families

Completing the present tense conjugation groups. Discover the patterns for second and third conjugation verbs.

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Describing Your World

Using adjectives to add color and detail. Learn how adjectives must agree in gender and number with nouns.

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Family and Belonging

Using possessive adjectives to talk about ownership. Learn the rules for family members and the mandatory use of articles.

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Simple Connections

An introduction to simple prepositions like 'di', 'a', and 'da'. Learn how to link ideas and locations.

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Merging Prepositions

The logic of articulated prepositions (preposizioni articolate). Learn how prepositions combine with articles into single words.

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Asking the Right Questions

Mastering interrogative words and sentence structure. Learn how to ask who, what, where, and why.

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The Art of Saying No

Basic negation and negative expressions. Learn how to place 'non' and use words like 'niente' or 'nessuno'.

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The Helpful Modals

Using Volere, Potere, and Dovere. Learn how to express desire, ability, and obligation.

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Timing Your Life

Adverbs of frequency and time expressions. Learn to describe how often you perform daily activities.

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Daily Routine

Combining verbs and nouns to describe a typical day. Focus on common idiomatic verb-noun pairings.

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A2 Chapters

Elementary · 3 Total Rules

You're building confidence. Grammar expands to past tense, comparisons, and connecting ideas with conjunctions.

Past tense forms Comparisons Connecting sentences
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The Recent Past

Introduction to the Passato Prossimo. Learn how to talk about completed actions in the past.

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Choosing Your Auxiliary

Deciding between 'Essere' and 'Avere' in the past. Master the rules of movement and transitive verbs.

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The Ongoing Past

Mastering the Imperfetto tense. Learn to describe habits, weather, and background states in the past.

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Past vs. Imperfect

The ultimate showdown between Passato Prossimo and Imperfetto. Learn which tense to use for narrative flow.

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Reflecting on Yourself

Conjugating reflexive verbs like 'lavarsi' and 'svegliarsi'. Understand how the reflexive pronoun changes the meaning.

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Direct Object Pronouns

Replacing nouns with 'lo', 'la', 'li', and 'le'. Learn how to avoid repetition and sound more natural.

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Indirect Object Pronouns

Using 'mi', 'ti', 'gli', and 'le' for people. Learn how to say 'to me' or 'for him' efficiently.

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Looking Ahead: The Future

Conjugating the Futuro Semplice. Learn to make plans and predictions about what is to come.

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The Future Anterior

Using the Futuro Anteriore for completed future actions. Understand how to express probability in the past.

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The Art of Comparison

Using 'più', 'meno', and 'come'. Learn how to compare qualities and quantities between two things.

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The Very Best: Superlatives

Forming relative and absolute superlatives. Learn how to use '-issimo' to emphasize your point.

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Pointing Things Out

Mastering demonstratives like 'questo' and 'quello'. Learn how these words change based on distance and gender.

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Indefinite Quantities

Using 'qualche', 'alcuni', and 'molto'. Learn how to talk about vague amounts and people.

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Giving Commands

The Imperative mood for advice and orders. Learn the informal forms and the polite 'Lei' form.

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B1 Chapters

Intermediate · 3 Total Rules

The breakthrough level. You can express opinions, describe experiences, and handle most travel situations. Grammar covers conditionals, modal verbs, and passive voice.

Conditionals Modal verbs Reported speech
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Wishes and Polite Requests

The Condizionale Presente. Learn how to say 'I would like' and express hypothetical desires.

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Regrets in the Past

The Condizionale Passato. Learn how to talk about things that would have happened under different circumstances.

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Subjective Thoughts

Introduction to the Congiuntivo Presente. Learn to express opinions, doubts, and emotions using the subjunctive.

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Past Subjectivity

The Congiuntivo Passato. Learn how to express subjective feelings about actions that have already occurred.

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Connecting Clauses

Relative pronouns 'che', 'cui', and 'chi'. Learn how to build complex sentences by linking thoughts.

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Combined Pronouns

Using direct and indirect pronouns together (me lo, glielo). Master the complex word order of double pronouns.

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The Versatile 'Ne'

Mastering the particle 'ne'. Learn how to use it for quantities and as a replacement for 'di + noun'.

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The Location Particle 'Ci'

Using 'ci' for places and 'a + noun' replacements. Understand the many faces of this small but powerful word.

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The Passive Voice

Using 'essere' and 'venire' to form the passive. Learn how to shift focus from the doer to the action.

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The Impersonal 'Si'

Using 'si' to speak generally. Learn how to say 'one does' or 'people say' in Italian.

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Logical Connectors

Using conjunctions like 'affinché', 'benché', and 'purché'. Learn how these words trigger specific verb moods.

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Time and Duration

Advanced time clauses using 'da quando', 'finché', and 'appena'. Master the nuances of temporal relationships.

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B2 Chapters

Upper Intermediate · 3 Total Rules

You interact with fluency and spontaneity. Grammar at this level tackles advanced tenses, subjunctive mood, and nuanced sentence structures.

Advanced tenses Subjunctive mood Complex clauses
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The Subjunctive Imperfect

The Congiuntivo Imperfetto. Learn to express subjective thoughts in the past or in hypothetical settings.

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The Subjunctive Pluperfect

The Congiuntivo Trapassato. Master the most advanced subjunctive form for remote hypothetical pasts.

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If Only: Hypotheticals

The Periodo Ipotetico. Learn the three types of 'if' sentences, from reality to impossibility.

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The Remote Past

The Passato Remoto. Understand this essential tense for reading literature and history, especially in Southern Italy.

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The Harmony of Tenses

Consecutio Temporum. Learn the strict rules for matching tenses between main and subordinate clauses.

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Nouns from Verbs

Nominalization and abstract nouns. Learn how to transform actions into concepts for more sophisticated writing.

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Advanced Adverbs

Nuanced adverbs of manner and viewpoint. Learn to use words like 'purtroppo' and 'ovviamente' effectively.

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Causing Actions

Causative constructions with 'fare' and 'lasciare'. Learn how to say 'to have something done' or 'to let someone do'.

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Reporting Speech

Discorso Indiretto. Learn how to transform direct quotes into reported speech, adjusting tenses and pronouns.

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Idiomatic Pronominal Verbs

Verbs like 'andarsene' and 'farsela'. Master the verbs that change meaning entirely when combined with pronouns.

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