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IT: Structural Words
Structural Words: From Mastering Italian Vocabulary: A Thematic Approach
Italian | English |
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anziché | instead; rather than |
ció | it; this; that |
stesso/a | same; self; very |
che | who; whom; that; which; what |
il quale, la quale | which; what; who; some |
cui | whom; which; whose; of which. A substitute for "il quale" or "la quale". |
chi | who; whom |
(che) cosa? | What? What did you say? |
Che? | What? What kind of? |
quale | which; what; who |
qualcosa | something, anything |
qualcuno/a | someone; anyone; something |
ognuno/a | everyone; everybody; each one |
ciascuno/a | everyone; everybody; every one |
qualche | some; a few; any |
qualsiasi | whichever; whatever; any |
chiunque | whoever; anybody |
qualunque | whatever; whichever; every; each |
certo/a | certain |
tale/tali | such |
altro/a | another; something else |
affinché | so that |
a meno che | unless |
appena | as soon as; scarcely |
benché | although |
che | that |
considerato che | considering that |
dato che | seeing that; since |
dopo che | after |
finché | till, until; as long as; while |
in modo che | so that; in such a way that |
ma | but |
mentre | while |
o | or |
oppure | or; or else |
perché | because, for, in order that |
però | however, yet, but |
poiché | since, after; because |
prima che | before |
quando | when; whenever |
se | if, whether; suppose |
sia...che Ne abbiamo parlato sia con lui che con lei. | both...and We talked about it with both him and with her. |
a patto che | provided that |
nonché | as well as |
purché Ti accompagno, purché si faccia presto. | if only; provided that I'm coming with you, provided that it goes quickly. |
sebbene | although |
senza che | without |
siccome Siccome eravamo in sei, abbiamo preso due macchine. | as, for, since (use at beginning of sentence) Since there were six of us, we took two cars. |
visto che | since, because |
questo/a; questi, queste | this; these |
quello/a, quell'; quei, quelle, quegli | that; those |