14. THE INDEFINITE ARTICLE

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE v
3. CONTENTS vii
4. ESSENTIALS OF ITALIAN GRAMMAR: 1. THE ALPHABET 3
5. 2. DIPHTHONGS AND TRIPHTHONGS 4
6. 3. TABLE OF DIPHTHONGS 5
7. 4. DOUBLE CONSONANTS 5
8. 6. ACCENTUATION 5
9. 6. ELISION 5
10. 7. TRUNCATION 5
11. 8. SYLLABIFICATION 6
12. 9. NOUNS 7
13. 10. ADJECTIVES 8
14. 11. THE DEFINITE ARTICLE 9
15. 12. CONTRACTIONS 10
16. 13. SOME USES OF THE DEFINITE ARTICLE 10
17. 14. THE INDEFINITE ARTICLE 11
18. 15. PRESENT INDICATIVE OF AVERE, to have 12
19. 16. POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES AND PRONOUNS 12
20. 17. SOME IDIOMS WITH AVERE 13
21. 18. AVERE 14
22. 19. ESSERE 16
23. 20. DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES AND PRONOUNS 19
24. 21. DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS 19
25. 22. THE REGULAR CONJUGATIONS 20
26. 23. FIRST CONJUGATION 21
27. 24. RELATIVE PRONOUNS 23
28. 25. INTERROGATIVES 24
29. 26. CONJUNCTIVE PRONOUNS 25
30. 27. POSITION OF CONJUNCTIVE PRONOUNS 26
31. 28. POSITION OF TWO OBJECT PRONOUNS 27
32. 29. CHANGE OF FORMS 27
33. 30. RECIPROCAL PRONOUNS 27
34. 31. THE ETHICAL DATIVE 28
35. 32. FORMS OF DIRECT ADDRESS 29
36. 33. FORMAL PRONOUNS 30
37. 34. SECOND CONJUGATION 31
38. 35. COMPARISON 33
39. 36. TIME 35
40. 37. SOME NUMERALS 35
41. 38. TIME OF DAY 36
42. 39. AGO 36
43. 40. DISJUNCTIVE PRONOUNS 37
44. 41. USES OF THE SUBJECT PRONOUNS 37
45. 42. USES OF THE OBJECT DISJUNCTIVE PRONOUNS 37
46. 43. TABLE OF PERSONAL PRONOUNS 39
47. 44. THE THIRD CONJUGATION 40
48. 45. THE IMPERATIVE 42
49. 46. COMPOUND TENSES 42
50. 47. PARTICIPLES 43
51. 48. THE INFINITIVE 44
52. 49. THE PASSIVE VOICE 44
53. 50. REFLEXIVE AS SUBSTITUTE FOR THE PASSIVE 44
54. 51. THE SUBJUNCTIVE 45
55. 52. SUBORDINATE CLAUSES 47
56. 53. PARTIAL LIST OF IRREGULAR VERBS 49