aggettivi

-aggettivi

bello / brutto                           beautiful or handsome / ugly

buono / cattivo                           good / naughty or bad

bravo                                             good, able

grande / piccolo                           big / small

caro                                              dear

stesso                                             same

altro                                             other, another

vecchio / nuovo                           old / new

anziano / giovane                           old / young

lungo / breve                           long / short

primo / ultimo                           first / last

vero                                             true

 

contento / triste                           happy / sad

alto / basso                                    tall / short

simpatico / antipatico                  nice / unpleasant

single / sposato                           single / married

stanco / riposato                           tired / rested

occupato                                    busy

preoccupato / rilassato                  worried / relaxed

cortese / scortese                           courteous / rude

educato / maleducato                  polite / impolite

 

-aggettivi e avverbi di quantità

Numerals and adjectives indicating a quantity, always precede the noun:

poco, poca, pochi, poche -                  little, few, not much, not many

molto, molta, molti, molte -                   much, many

quanto, -a, -i, -e -                           how much, how many

tanto, -a, -i, -e -                           so much, so many

troppo, -a, -i, -e -                           too much, too many

 

these five adjectives can also be used as adverbs to modify an adjective, in which case they are invariable:

poco, molto, quanto, tanto, troppo