Buono e Bello Italian Grammar Rules PDF

# Buono e Bello Unlike most other adjectives, *buono* (good) and *bello* (nice, beautiful) often precede the nouns they refer to. ## A. When the adjective *buono* precedes a noun in the singular form, it varies following the same rules as the indefinite articles (*un, uno, un', una*). - un caffè...

# Buono e Bello Unlike most other adjectives, *buono* (good) and *bello* (nice, beautiful) often precede the nouns they refer to. ## A. When the adjective *buono* precedes a noun in the singular form, it varies following the same rules as the indefinite articles (*un, uno, un', una*). - un caffè - *Che buon caffè!* - What a good coffee! - una pizza - *Che buona pizza!* - What a good pizza! - un'idea - *Che buon'idea!* - What a good idea! In the plural form, the adjective *buono* has two forms, *buoni* and *buone*. - Giovanni e Paolo sono *buoni* amici - Giovanni and Paolo are good friends. - Marta e Mercedes sono *buone* amiche - Marta and Mercedes are good friends. ## B. When the adjective *bello* (nice, beautiful) precedes a noun, it varies following the same rules as the definite articles (*il, lo, la, l', i, gli, le*). - il libro - *Che bel libro!* - What a good book! - lo zaino - *Che bello zaino!* - What a nice backpack! - l'obelisco - *Che bell'obelisco!* - What a beautiful obelisk! - l'università - *Che bell'università!* - What a beautiful university! - la piazza - *Che bella piazza!* - What a beautiful square! - i libri - *Che bei libri!* - What good books! - gli zaini - *Che begli zaini!* - What nice backpacks! - gli obelischi - *Che begli obelischi!* - What beautiful obelisks! - le università - *Che belle università!* - What beautiful universities! - le piazze - *Che belle piazze!* - What beautiful squares! ## C. When *buono* e *bello* follow the noun they describe, there is less emphasis placed on the adjective. - Lecce è una città bella e interessante. - Lecce is a beautiful and interesting city. - La pizza è buona ed economica. - The pizza is good and inexpensive. # Rules: - **Masculine nouns starting with a consonant or vowel:** **un** - *buon* - **Words starting with s or z + consonant:** **uno** - *buono* - **Words starting with a consonant:** **una** - *buona* - **Words starting with a vowel:** **un'** - *buon'* ## Singular: - **Words that start with *il* followed by a consonant:** *il bel* - **Words that start with a vowel:** *l'* - *bell'* - **Words that start with *lo* and are followed by a consonant:** *lo bello* - **Words that start with *la* and are followed by a consonant:** *la bella* - **Words that start with a vowel:** *l'* - *bell'* ## Plural: - **i** - *bei* - **gli** - *begli* - **le** - *belle* ## Examples: - **è un bel parco** - It is a beautiful park - **Mangiamo una buona pizza** - Let's eat a good pizza - **è un buon ragazzo** - He is a good boy - **Abbiamo una buona casa** - We have a good house - **buon giorno** - good day - **bel' amico** - good friend - **bel viaggio** - nice trip - **bella fontana** - beautiful fountain - **bella scuola** - beautiful school - **bella festa** - beautiful party - **bello spettacolo** - beautiful show - **bella borsa** - beautiful bag - **begli spettacoli** - beautiful shows - **bei viaggi** - nice trips - **bell' isola** - nice island - **bel paesaggio** - beautiful landscape