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Words like “my,” “your,” and “ours” are called possessives because they show ownership. They are some of the most frequent words in both Russian and English, and are probably as old as the concept of private property itself. In..

Welcome back, language learners, to Adventures in Language! Dia duit! Language learning is a lot like hitting the gym. That’s why in this article, we’re sharing 5 practical tips for building your language learning “muscle.” After..

In this second part we will focus on the agreement of the past participle with the verbs essere and avere in the passato prossimo [present perfect]. Keep in mind that the same rules apply to the other three compound tenses in..

You generally use avere [to have] when the main verb is followed by a direct object — an answer to the question “what/who(m)?” — and essere [to be] if it is not. What if specific verbs take both? Read on to learn the rules and..

Making nouns plural in Spanish is quite straightforward. Similar to English, many Spanish nouns form their plural by adding -s or -es to their singular form. Let’s take a look at the following examples: 

• casa house - casas house

Part I: Using a clock

Telling time in Mandarin is basically the same as telling time in English. If you know how to count, you can tell time. So, when reading 9:36, for example, you just say the number before the colon (9), use..

!السلام علیکم  Welcome back, language learners, to Adventures in Language!In our last article, we talked about the fact that hearing your target language spoken out and about in “the wild” can sound a lot different from how you..

ഹലോ! Sæll! Welcome to Adventures in Language. In this article, we’re going to explore 4 key differences between first and second language learning (L1 and L2 learning).

Just like with nouns in Italian, adjectives usually have different endings depending on whether they’re singular or plural, feminine or masculine. Unlike English, they are usually positioned after the noun. Let’s see how this..

When evoking the subjunctive, we usually refer to the present subjunctive, but the past tense can also be conjugated in the subjunctive mood. Below are some tips on how to form the present subjunctive and at the end you can find..