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Corso di italiano con Daniela - 1) Proposizioni subordinate temporali View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

Italy

Another kind of subordinate clause is the temporal subordinate. One way we introduce it is with conjunctions having to do with time, such as "while," "when," and "as long as." There are other ways to form a temporal subordinate clause, and Daniela explains them.

Corso di italiano con Daniela - 3) Proposizioni subordinate finali - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

Italy

There is a certain kind of subordinate clause, called a "clause of purpose," that basically answers the question, "to what end?" Italian has a number of conjunctions that can be translated as "so that," and they take the subjunctive in most cases. So this kind of subordinate clause can be tricky.

Corso di italiano con Daniela - 3) Proposizioni subordinate finali - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Don't be scared off by fancy names of clauses and parts of speech. Daniela is just showing us different ways of saying the same thing, but sometimes one way is clearer than the other, especially when the subject changes from main to subordinate clause.

Corso di italiano con Daniela - 4) Proposizioni subordinate concessive - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Italian has an amazingly long list of conjunctions or locutions that mean "although," "despite," and similar words. Daniela explains what a concession subordinate clause is and gives us several examples.

Corso di italiano con Daniela - 4) Proposizioni subordinate concessive - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Daniela explains further about constructing explicit subordinate clauses and gives some examples to clarify.

Corso di italiano con Daniela - 4) Proposizioni subordinate concessive - Part 3 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

To conclude the lesson on concessive subordinate clauses, we look at those constructed using the past participle of a verb or the gerund and introductory locations such as benché (though) and pure (despite), among others.

Corso di italiano con Daniela - 6) Proposizioni subordinate relative - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Daniela talks about two kinds of relative subordinate clauses — restrictive and explanatory — and how we punctuate them differently.

Corso di italiano con Daniela - 6) Proposizioni subordinate relative - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Daniela explains the relative pronouns used in forming a relative subordinate clause. She starts out with the explicit kind.

Corso di italiano con Daniela - 6) Proposizioni subordinate relative - Part 3 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

In this lesson, we look at implicit relative subordinate clauses, and how they are introduced. One of their main characteristics is that they use the infinitive of a verb, rather than a conjugated one.

Corso di italiano con Daniela - 5) Proposizioni subordinate comparative - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

Italy

Daniela tells us about comparatives used in subordinate clauses. There are three kinds: majority, minority, and equality.

Corso di italiano con Daniela - 5) Proposizioni subordinate comparative - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

Italy

In this part of the lesson about subordinate clauses, Daniela talks about analogies or hypothetical situations. The English equivalent would be when we say, "as if..."

Corso di Italiano con Michela - Nazionalità - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

Italy

Michela's lesson on nationality also concerns intonation, which is so important in signaling a question.

Corso di Italiano con Michela - Nazionalità - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

Italy

Where are you from? Michela explains how to answer the question in Italian, whether you're a man or a woman or in a group.

Corso di Italiano con Michela - Nazionalità - Part 3 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

Italy

The adjective forms learned in the earlier two lessons are used for a wider selection of nationalities.

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