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Foreigners make fun of Italians saying “Ciao bello!” or “Ciao Bella!”. I think it’s funny and also a good stereotype. We are friendly and everyone deserves the title of “bello”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let’s see more in detail what this word means and how we can use it correctly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In English, adjectives come before a noun. In Italian we usually put them after.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some adjectives however, can be put before or after a noun, changing the value of the noun itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the first case, we express an objective fact. Di Caprio is a great actor. In the second example, we want to express a point of view, the value of Di Caprio as an actor according to the opinion of the speaker. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since bravissimo<\/em> is a superlative<\/a>, the position of the adjective here does not change much the intensity or the perspective of the speaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A better example would be:<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the first case, we say that Mario is al old friend, in the second Mario is an old person and he’s a friend. So, the first case is an example of a qualitative use of the adjective vecchio<\/strong><\/span>, it’s about my friendship with Mario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There’s a more extensive explanation on another blog about the position of adjectives in Italian sentences<\/a>. Have a look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The adjective bello <\/em>belongs to this second category. We can put it before or after the noun.
If we put it after the noun, it acts as a normal aggettivo, <\/em>changing as singular or plural, masculine or feminine. We express an objective situation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n