| ma |
| 1. conj. but | |
| 2. n. abbreviation of mamma | |
| 3. interj. (informal, emphatic) Indicates emotion or emphasis. | |
| Ma che carino! - Oh, how cute! | |
| 4. interj. (informal) Used to introduce a new topic or a question. | |
| Ma...tu sei di Roma? - So...you're from Rome? | |
| La |
| 1. pron. (formal) alternative case form of la (you) | |
| 2. art. the | |
| 3. pron. (accusative) her, it | |
| La vedo. - I see her. | |
| 4. pron. (accusative, formal) you (term of respect) | |
| La vedo. - I see you. | |
| Scusi se la disturbo. - Sorry to bother you. | |
| 5. n. (music) la (musical note) | |
| 6. n. (music) A (musical note and scale) | |
| vostra |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of vostro | |
| vostro |
| 1. adj. your; plural and polite forms | |
| i vostri figli - your children | |
| le vostre macchine - your cars | |
| casa vostra - your house | |
| vostro padre - your father | |
| 2. pron. yours | |
| Sono i vostri - They are yours. | |
| rivalità |
| 1. n. rivalry | |
| non |
| 1. adv. not | |
| 2. adv. un- | |
| 3. adv. don't | |
| è |
| 1. v. third-person singular present indicative of essere; is | |
| Se non è vero, è ben trovato - If it is not true, it is a good story. | |
| essere |
| 1. v. (intransitive, indicating existence, identity, location, or state) to be, to stay | |
| 2. v. (auxiliary, used to form composite past tense of many intransitive verbs) to have (done something); to | |
| 3. v. (impersonal, of a duration of time since an event) to have passed | |
| 4. n. being | |
| mai |
| 1. adv. never | |
| 2. adv. ever, always | |
| 3. adv. Used as an intensifier. | |
| Una risposta quanto mai ambigua. - An ambiguous answer indeed. | |
| Dove mai si sarà cacciato? - Where on earth did he end up? | |
| finita |
| 1. Participle. feminine singular of finito | |
| finito |
| 1. v. past participle of finire | |
| 2. adj. finished | |
| 3. adj. finite | |
