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IT: Structural Words
Structural Words: From Mastering Italian Vocabulary: A Thematic Approach
| Italian | English |
|---|---|
| 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 |