Demonstrative adjectives - Easy Learning Grammar Italian

1  Using demonstrative adjectives

• As in English, Italian demonstrative adjectives go BEFORE the noun. Like other adjectives in Italian, they have to change for the feminine and plural forms.
• To say this, use questo, which has four forms, like any other adjective ending in –o.

• To say that, use quello, which has several different forms, like the definite article:

• use quel with a masculine noun starting with a consonant

• use quello with a masculine noun starting with z or s + another consonant

• use quell’ with nouns starting with a vowel

• use quella with a feminine noun starting with a consonant

• use quei with a masculine plural noun starting with a consonant

• use quegli with a masculine plural noun starting with a vowel, with z or with s + another consonant

• use quelle before all feminine plural nouns