I T A L I A N Part I Adjective Cognates Traina Teaches Italian 2016 b y Vincent Traina ADJECTIVE COGNATES Adjective cognates are adjectives in several languages that mean the same look the same ID: 809431
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SECRET CODES FOR LEARNING ITALIAN
Part I - Adjective Cognates
Traina Teaches Italian © 2016
b
y Vincent Traina
Slide2ADJECTIVE COGNATESAdjective cognates are adjectives in several languages that mean the same, look the same,
but have different endings.
by Vincent Traina
Slide3ADJECTIVES IN “FEROUS”Keyword: metalliferous – metallifero/
a
English adjectives ending in “
FEROUS
”, in Italian end in “
FER
O
/
A
”.
They describe
masculine & feminine nouns.Usually, the stress falls on the third to last syllable.
Slide4Do you remember?by Vincent Traina
Slide5metalliferous
Slide6metallifero/a
Slide7metalliferousmetallifero/a
Slide8“le colline metallifere”by Vincent Traina
“metalliferous hills”
Slide9ADJECTIVES IN “VOROUS”Keyword: carnivorous – carnivoro/a
English adjectives ending in “
VOROUS
”, in Italian end in “
VOR
O
/
A
”.
They describe
masculine
& feminine nouns.Usually, the stress falls on the third to last syllable.
Slide10Do you remember?by Vincent Traina
Slide11carnivorous
Slide12carnivoro/a
Slide13carnivorouscarnivoro/a
Slide14ADJECTIVES IN “BLE”Keyword: colorable – colorabile
English adjectives ending in “
BLE
”, in Italian end in “
BIL
E
”.
They describe
masculine
&
feminine
nouns.Usually, the stress falls on the third to last syllable.
by Vincent Traina
Slide15Do you remember?by Vincent Traina
Slide16colorable
Slide17colorabile
Slide18colorablecolorabile
Slide19Do you remember?
Slide20Do you remember?
metallifero
/a
carnivor
o
/
a
colora
bil
e
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by Vincent Traina