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Describing Size and Distance
In this lesson, you will learn how to describe places and things around town using adjectives of size and distance. In Italian, adjectives usually match the gender and number of the noun they describe, but today we will focus on their basic forms!
Key Adjectives
- grande – big / large
- piccolo / piccola – small
- vicino / vicina – near / close
- lontano / lontana – far
Sentence Patterns
You can use these adjectives easily with the verb è (is). For example:
- La banca è vicina. (The bank is near.)
- Il supermercato è grande. (The supermarket is big.)
Common Mistakes
Remember that vicino and lontano often change to vicina and lontana when describing feminine nouns like la scuola (the school) or la banca (the bank).
Words
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Patterns
Il ___ è grande.
Used to say a masculine place is big.
La ___ è vicina.
Used to say a feminine place is near.