{"id":24656,"date":"2019-06-25T23:52:04","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T14:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/?p=24656"},"modified":"2026-06-04T02:53:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T17:53:37","slug":"italian-demonstrative-adjectives-pronouns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-demonstrative-adjectives-pronouns\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Demonstrative Adjectives &#038; Pronouns: Questo, Quello, Ci\u00f2 (A2-B1)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udd0d <strong>In short.<\/strong> The <strong>italian demonstrative adjectives and pronouns<\/strong> system covers <em>questo<\/em> (this) and <em>quello<\/em> (that), both used as adjectives (modifying a noun) and as pronouns (replacing a noun). The system has several variant forms (<em>quel, quell&#8217;, quello, quei, quegli<\/em>) that match the article rules you already know. This guide walks through every form, the questo-vs-quello logic, the special Tuscan demonstrative <em>codesto<\/em>, the catch-all neutral pronoun <em>ci\u00f2<\/em>, and the formal-register variants <em>questi\/quegli<\/em> for &#8220;the latter&#8221; and &#8220;the former&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You will see how the italian demonstrative adjectives and pronouns family fits together: pick <em>quel<\/em> vs <em>quello<\/em> vs <em>quegli<\/em> the same way you pick <em>il<\/em> vs <em>lo<\/em> vs <em>gli<\/em>, see why <em>quello che dice Caterina<\/em> is a pronoun structure even though it looks like an adjective, and learn when <em>ci\u00f2<\/em> beats <em>questo<\/em> in formal writing. Real examples at work come from a bookshop in Lucca, a sartoria, a market in Padova, and a train to Trieste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By the end of the guide you will know the full pattern of italian demonstrative adjectives and pronouns, the colloquial shortcut <em>&#8216;sto<\/em> (= questo) you hear in everyday speech, and the cases where Italian uses <em>questo<\/em> for the most recent of two items mentioned and <em>quello<\/em> for the older one. They are one of those areas where A2 learners hesitate and B1 learners finally consolidate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-toc-dim\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cosa impareremo oggi<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc46\ud83c\udffb Jump to section<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#what\">What italian demonstrative adjectives and pronouns do<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#questo\">Questo: forms and uses<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#quello\">Quello: forms that follow the il\/lo\/gli pattern<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#adj-vs-pron\">Adjective vs pronoun: same word, different job<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#cio\">Ci\u00f2: the neutral catch-all pronoun<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#reinforcers\">Reinforcers qui, qua, l\u00ec, l\u00e0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#latter-former\">Latter and former: questo and quello<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#sto\">Sto: the colloquial shortcut of questo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#codesto\">Codesto: the forgotten Tuscan third option<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#cheat-sheet\">Cheat sheet: italian demonstrative adjectives and pronouns<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#mistakes\">Three common mistakes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#dialogue\">A small dialogue: at Pietro&#8217;s bookshop<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#quiz\">Quiz<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#faq\">Frequently asked questions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what\">What italian demonstrative adjectives and pronouns do<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The italian demonstrative adjectives and pronouns system covers two main words: <em>questo<\/em> (this) and <em>quello<\/em> (that). They can act as adjectives (modifying a noun: <em>questo libro<\/em>, <em>quel palazzo<\/em>) or as pronouns (replacing a noun: <em>questo \u00e8 mio<\/em>, <em>quello rosso<\/em>). The job depends on whether a noun follows or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The italian demonstrative adjectives and pronouns anchor their reference along three dimensions:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Spatial<\/strong>: <em>questo<\/em> for what is close, <em>quello<\/em> for what is far. <em>Questa casa<\/em> (here), <em>quel palazzo<\/em> (over there).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Temporal<\/strong>: <em>questo<\/em> for now or this year, <em>quello<\/em> for then or last year. <em>Quest&#8217;anno<\/em>, <em>quella volta<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Discoursive<\/strong>: <em>questo<\/em> for what was just mentioned, <em>quello<\/em> for something earlier. <em>Quel passaggio del romanzo di cui parlavi prima mi \u00e8 rimasto in mente<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"questo\">Questo: forms and uses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of all italian demonstrative adjectives and pronouns, <em>questo<\/em> is the most regular. The form <em>questo<\/em> agrees with the noun in gender and number, like any Italian adjective. It also takes the elided form <em>quest&#8217;<\/em> in front of a vowel.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table>\n<thead><tr><th>Function<\/th><th>Masc sing<\/th><th>Masc plur<\/th><th>Fem sing<\/th><th>Fem plur<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td>Aggettivo<\/td><td>questo \/ quest&#8217;<\/td><td>questi<\/td><td>questa \/ quest&#8217;<\/td><td>queste<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Pronome<\/td><td>questo<\/td><td>questi<\/td><td>questa<\/td><td>queste<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Pronome soggetto persona<\/td><td>questi (formal, &#8220;he&#8221;)<\/td><td>(no plural)<\/td><td>(no fem)<\/td><td>(no fem)<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/figure>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Questo<\/strong> libro di Tabucchi \u00e8 un regalo di Caterina.<br><em>This Tabucchi book is a gift from Caterina.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Quest&#8217;<\/strong>orologio di Pietro \u00e8 un regalo della sua nonna.<br><em>This watch of Pietro&#8217;s is a gift from his grandmother.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Perch\u00e9 non assaggi <strong>questo<\/strong> caff\u00e8 che ho fatto stamattina?<br><em>Why don&#8217;t you try this coffee I made this morning?<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Queste<\/strong> biciclette di Lucca sono molto vecchie.<br><em>These bikes in Lucca are very old.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The elision <em>quest&#8217;<\/em> is optional in writing but very common to avoid two identical vowels in a row: <em>quest&#8217;anima<\/em> rather than <em>questa anima<\/em>. The plural forms <em>questi<\/em> and <em>queste<\/em> never elide. Within the italian demonstrative adjectives and pronouns set, only the singular near forms allow elision; plural forms keep their final vowel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"quello\">Quello: forms that follow the il\/lo\/gli pattern<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among italian demonstrative adjectives and pronouns, the form <em>quello<\/em> is the trickiest because, as an adjective, it has six variants that match the definite article rules. If you already know when to say <em>il<\/em>, <em>lo<\/em>, <em>l&#8217;<\/em>, <em>i<\/em>, <em>gli<\/em>, you already know when to say <em>quel<\/em>, <em>quello<\/em>, <em>quell&#8217;<\/em>, <em>quei<\/em>, <em>quegli<\/em>. This is the part of the system that catches every learner once.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table>\n<thead><tr><th>Article<\/th><th>Quello (adj)<\/th><th>Used before<\/th><th>Example<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td>il<\/td><td>quel<\/td><td>most consonants<\/td><td>quel libro<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>lo<\/td><td>quello<\/td><td>s+cons, z, ps, gn, x, y<\/td><td>quello sciatore, quello zaino<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>l&#8217;<\/td><td>quell&#8217;<\/td><td>vowel<\/td><td>quell&#8217;uomo, quell&#8217;amica<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>i<\/td><td>quei<\/td><td>most consonants (plural)<\/td><td>quei libri<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>gli<\/td><td>quegli<\/td><td>s+cons, z, vowel (plural)<\/td><td>quegli sciatori, quegli uomini<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>la<\/td><td>quella<\/td><td>fem consonant<\/td><td>quella casa<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>l&#8217;<\/td><td>quell&#8217;<\/td><td>fem vowel<\/td><td>quell&#8217;amica<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>le<\/td><td>quelle<\/td><td>fem plural<\/td><td>quelle case<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/figure>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Quel<\/strong> romanzo di Tabucchi di cui ti parlavo \u00e8 ancora sullo scaffale di Pietro.<br><em>That Tabucchi novel I was telling you about is still on Pietro&#8217;s shelf.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Hai visto <strong>quello<\/strong> sciatore caduto sulla pista nera ieri?<br><em>Did you see that skier who fell on the black slope yesterday?<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Quegli<\/strong> amici di Pietro vengono spesso in libreria il venerd\u00ec sera.<br><em>Those friends of Pietro&#8217;s often come to the bookshop on Friday evenings.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Quei<\/strong> tordelli lucchesi che hai mangiato ieri da Stefano erano squisiti.<br><em>Those Lucca tordelli you ate yesterday at Stefano&#8217;s were exquisite.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Quell&#8217;<\/strong>uomo seduto al bancone \u00e8 il rappresentante della casa editrice.<br><em>That man sitting at the counter is the publishing house representative.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-focus-quel\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udd0d <strong>Article shortcut.<\/strong> For <em>quello<\/em>, swap the article for the matching demonstrative: il\u2192quel, lo\u2192quello, l&#8217;\u2192quell&#8217;, i\u2192quei, gli\u2192quegli, la\u2192quella, le\u2192quelle. Same letter-trigger rules (s+cons, z, vowels), same agreement. This shortcut alone clears up half of the italian demonstrative adjectives and pronouns paradigm.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"adj-vs-pron\">Adjective vs pronoun: same word, different job<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The italian demonstrative adjectives and pronouns share their lexicon: the same demonstrative word can act as an adjective (with a noun) or as a pronoun (replacing a noun). The distinction matters mostly for <em>quello<\/em>, because the pronoun form does not follow the article rules: it stays full <em>quello\/quelli\/quella\/quelle<\/em> regardless of what comes next. This is where they diverge from English, where &#8220;this&#8221; and &#8220;that&#8221; never change shape.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Adjective: Vedi <strong>quegli<\/strong> uomini? (plural before vowel \u2192 quegli)<br>Pronoun: Vedi <strong>quelli<\/strong>? Quello vecchio \u00e8 il proprietario. (no noun \u2192 quelli\/quello stay full)<\/li>\n<li>Adjective: <strong>Quell&#8217;<\/strong>uomo \u00e8 il padre di Pietro.<br>Pronoun: <strong>Quello<\/strong>, con la giacca grigia, \u00e8 il padre di Pietro.<\/li>\n<li>Adjective: <strong>Quei<\/strong> libri sono in offerta.<br>Pronoun: <strong>Quelli<\/strong> sono in offerta, <strong>questi<\/strong> no.<\/li>\n<li>Adjective: <strong>Quella<\/strong> sartoria \u00e8 di Caterina.<br>Pronoun: <strong>Quella<\/strong> \u00e8 di Caterina, l&#8217;altra \u00e8 di sua sorella.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A useful trick of italian demonstrative adjectives and pronouns: <em>quello + adjective<\/em> often pronominalises an English &#8220;the X one&#8221;. <em>Quelli antichi<\/em> = &#8220;the antique ones&#8221;, <em>quella nuova<\/em> = &#8220;the new one&#8221;. This compresses <em>quel mobile antico<\/em> into <em>quello antico<\/em> when the noun is already understood from context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cio\">Ci\u00f2: the neutral catch-all pronoun<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Within italian demonstrative adjectives and pronouns, <em>ci\u00f2<\/em> stands out: it is a neutral pronoun that means &#8220;this thing&#8221; or &#8220;that thing&#8221; without specifying gender. It refers to an abstract idea, a previous statement, or a whole situation. Conversation uses <em>questo<\/em> or <em>quello<\/em> for the same purpose; <em>ci\u00f2<\/em> stays mostly in formal writing.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ci\u00f2<\/strong> che dice Elena del libro \u00e8 una recensione equilibrata.<br><em>What Elena says about the book is a balanced review.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Di <strong>ci\u00f2<\/strong> parler\u00e0 l&#8217;articolo di domani sul giornale di Trieste.<br><em>The article in tomorrow&#8217;s Trieste paper will talk about this.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Pietro ha deciso di chiudere la libreria a Pasqua, e <strong>ci\u00f2<\/strong> mi sembra una buona idea.<br><em>Pietro has decided to close the bookshop at Easter, and this seems like a good idea to me.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Caterina ha rifiutato il lavoro a Padova: per <strong>ci\u00f2<\/strong> rester\u00e0 a Lucca un altro anno.<br><em>Caterina turned down the job in Padova: for this reason she will stay in Lucca another year.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In conversation Italians substitute <em>ci\u00f2<\/em> with <em>questo<\/em>: <em>questo non mi piace<\/em> sounds more natural than <em>ci\u00f2 non mi piace<\/em>. The form <em>ci\u00f2<\/em> survives in fixed expressions (<em>perci\u00f2<\/em> = for this reason, <em>cio\u00e8<\/em> = that is, <em>ci\u00f2 nonostante<\/em> = nevertheless) and in formal essays. Spoken usage compresses the italian demonstrative adjectives and pronouns set down to two players: <em>questo<\/em> and <em>quello<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"reinforcers\">Reinforcers qui, qua, l\u00ec, l\u00e0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The italian demonstrative adjectives and pronouns often pair with location adverbs to reinforce the spatial reference. <em>Questo<\/em> pairs with <em>qui<\/em> or <em>qua<\/em> (here); <em>quello<\/em> pairs with <em>l\u00ec<\/em> or <em>l\u00e0<\/em> (there).<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Vuoi <strong>questo qui<\/strong> o <strong>quello l\u00ec<\/strong>?<br><em>Do you want this one (here) or that one (there)?<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Quelli l\u00e0<\/strong> sono i clienti che aspettano da venti minuti, non quelli qui in coda.<br><em>Those people over there are the customers who have been waiting for twenty minutes, not these ones in line here.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Prendi <strong>questo libro qua<\/strong> sul bancone, non <strong>quello l\u00e0<\/strong> in vetrina.<br><em>Take this book here on the counter, not that one in the window.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The reinforcers are not formal-only; Italians use them constantly in spoken language to clarify which of two items they mean. Pairing italian demonstrative adjectives and pronouns with <em>qui\/l\u00ec<\/em> is the natural way to point at things in everyday conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-task1-dim\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Mini-task #1.<\/strong> Practise these italian demonstrative adjectives and pronouns: pick the right form for each sentence.<\/p>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hai visto ____ (quel \/ quello \/ quei) sciatore caduto sulla pista?<\/li>\n<li>____ (Quest&#8217; \/ Questa) orologio \u00e8 un regalo di Caterina.<\/li>\n<li>____ (Quei \/ Quegli) amici di Pietro vengono in libreria il venerd\u00ec.<\/li>\n<li>Vedi ____ (quelli \/ quei) l\u00e0? Sono i miei colleghi di Trieste.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<details><summary><strong>\ud83d\udc49 Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>1. quello (singolare maschile + s+consonante = quello).<\/p>\n<p>2. Quest&#8217; (elision before vowel, both quest&#8217;orologio masculine and quest&#8217;amica feminine work the same way).<\/p>\n<p>3. quegli (plurale maschile + vocale = quegli).<\/p>\n<p>4. quelli (pronoun, no noun follows, so full form quelli).<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"latter-former\">Latter and former: questo and quello<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Italian uses the italian demonstrative adjectives and pronouns to translate English &#8220;the latter&#8221; and &#8220;the former&#8221;. In a sentence mentioning two items in sequence, <em>questo<\/em> refers to the second (the closer, just mentioned) and <em>quello<\/em> refers to the first (the earlier, more distant). The opposite of English logic, where &#8220;latter&#8221; comes last but is mentioned last too.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tabucchi e Pennacchi sono due scrittori italiani importanti: <strong>questo<\/strong> \u00e8 del Lazio, <strong>quello<\/strong> \u00e8 toscano.<br><em>Tabucchi and Pennacchi are two important Italian writers: the latter is from Lazio, the former from Tuscany.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Caterina e Elena lavorano entrambe nel centro storico: <strong>questa<\/strong> in una libreria, <strong>quella<\/strong> in una sartoria.<br><em>Caterina and Elena both work in the historic centre: the latter in a bookshop, the former in a tailor&#8217;s shop.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A more formal alternative for &#8220;the latter&#8221; is <em>quest&#8217;ultimo<\/em> (or <em>quest&#8217;ultima<\/em>): <em>Tabucchi e Pennacchi, quest&#8217;ultimo veneto, sono entrambi pubblicati da Feltrinelli<\/em>. The form <em>quest&#8217;ultimo<\/em> resolves ambiguity better than bare <em>questo<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Formal writing also has <em>questi<\/em> (masculine singular, &#8220;the latter person&#8221;) and <em>quegli<\/em> (masculine singular, &#8220;the former person&#8221;). Both refer only to male humans in formal subject position; you will meet them in essays, biographies, and history books. These rare forms round out the full inventory of italian demonstrative adjectives and pronouns inherited from the literary tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sto\">Sto: the colloquial shortcut of questo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The italian demonstrative adjectives and pronouns also have an informal layer. In casual speech Italians shorten <em>questo<\/em> to <em>&#8216;sto<\/em> (with apostrophe), and the same for <em>questi \u2192 &#8216;sti<\/em>, <em>questa \u2192 &#8216;sta<\/em>, <em>queste \u2192 &#8216;ste<\/em>. This shortcut is everywhere in conversation but rare in writing.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Non mi piace <strong>&#8216;sta<\/strong> macchina di Francesco, \u00e8 troppo grande per le strade di Lucca.<br><em>I don&#8217;t like this car of Francesco&#8217;s, it&#8217;s too big for the streets of Lucca.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8216;Sti<\/strong> clienti aspettano in coda da mezz&#8217;ora, sbrigatevi.<br><em>These customers have been waiting in line for half an hour, hurry up.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Cosa vuoi che ti dica, <strong>&#8216;sto<\/strong> film non mi \u00e8 piaciuto per niente.<br><em>What do you want me to say, this film didn&#8217;t appeal to me at all.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The shortcut also lives in frozen time expressions that everyone uses, even in formal contexts: <em>stamattina<\/em> (this morning), <em>stasera<\/em> (this evening), <em>stanotte<\/em> (last night, tonight), <em>stavolta<\/em> (this time). These are not really italian demonstrative adjectives and pronouns anymore; they are single fused words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"codesto\">Codesto: the forgotten Tuscan third option<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Italian once had a three-way set of italian demonstrative adjectives and pronouns: <em>questo<\/em> (near speaker), <em>codesto<\/em> (near listener), <em>quello<\/em> (far from both). Modern standard Italian dropped <em>codesto<\/em>, except in Tuscan dialect and in bureaucratic language. You will hear it in Florence, Lucca, Pisa, and you will read it in old laws or formal letters.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Togliti <strong>codesta<\/strong> giacca, \u00e8 zuppa di pioggia! (the jacket the addressee is wearing)<br><em>Take off that jacket , it&#8217;s soaked with rain.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Per cortesia, non dica <strong>codeste<\/strong> cose davanti ai bambini. (the things the listener is saying)<br><em>Please, do not say those things in front of the children.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Outside Tuscany and bureaucracy, <em>codesto<\/em> sounds archaic and falls outside the active italian demonstrative adjectives and pronouns most learners need. As a B1 learner, recognise it when reading older texts; do not produce it in conversation. For more on <em>codesto<\/em> and its history, see our companion guide on <a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-codesto-the-forgotten-demonstrative-that-lives-in-tuscany\/\">Italian Codesto<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-focus-cod\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udd0d <strong>Three demonstratives, two systems.<\/strong> Spoken modern Italian uses two italian demonstrative adjectives and pronouns (<em>questo<\/em>, <em>quello<\/em>). Tuscan and bureaucratic Italian keep the three-way system with <em>codesto<\/em> in the middle. For all literary demonstratives like <em>colui<\/em>, <em>costui<\/em>, <em>costei<\/em>, see our dedicated <a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-costui-colui-literary\/\">Italian Costui Colui<\/a> guide.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cheat-sheet\">Cheat sheet: italian demonstrative adjectives and pronouns<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One table, the whole italian demonstrative adjectives and pronouns system. Keep it open while you draft your next sentence in Italian, and you will rarely pick the wrong form again.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table>\n<thead><tr><th>Form<\/th><th>Aggettivo<\/th><th>Pronome<\/th><th>Notes<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td>Masc sing close<\/td><td>questo \/ quest&#8217;<\/td><td>questo<\/td><td>quest&#8217; before vowel<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Masc plur close<\/td><td>questi<\/td><td>questi<\/td><td>no elision in plural<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Fem sing close<\/td><td>questa \/ quest&#8217;<\/td><td>questa<\/td><td>quest&#8217; before vowel<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Fem plur close<\/td><td>queste<\/td><td>queste<\/td><td>no elision in plural<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Masc sing far<\/td><td>quel \/ quello \/ quell&#8217;<\/td><td>quello<\/td><td>follows il\/lo\/l&#8217; rules<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Masc plur far<\/td><td>quei \/ quegli<\/td><td>quelli<\/td><td>follows i\/gli rules<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Fem sing far<\/td><td>quella \/ quell&#8217;<\/td><td>quella<\/td><td>follows la\/l&#8217; rules<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Fem plur far<\/td><td>quelle<\/td><td>quelle<\/td><td>follows le rules<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Neutral pronoun<\/td><td>(no adj)<\/td><td>ci\u00f2<\/td><td>formal, abstract reference<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Colloquial shortcut<\/td><td>&#8216;sto \/ &#8216;sti \/ &#8216;sta \/ &#8216;ste<\/td><td>(rare)<\/td><td>= questo, informal speech<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Tuscan \/ bureaucratic<\/td><td>codesto \/ codesta<\/td><td>codesto<\/td><td>archaic outside Tuscany<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mistakes\">Three common mistakes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three errors with italian demonstrative adjectives and pronouns flag a B1 sentence as written by a learner. Fixing them is fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mistake 1.<\/strong> Using <em>quello<\/em> as adjective in front of any noun. Wrong: <em>quello libro<\/em>, <em>quello uomini<\/em>. Correct: <em>quel libro<\/em>, <em>quegli uomini<\/em>. Among italian demonstrative adjectives and pronouns, the full form <em>quello<\/em> only appears as an adjective before s+consonant, z, ps, gn, x, y. Same rules as <em>lo<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mistake 2.<\/strong> Confusing adjective <em>quello<\/em> with pronoun <em>quello<\/em>. The pronoun keeps the full form regardless of what follows: <em>quello rosso, quelli antichi, quella nuova<\/em>. Wrong: <em>quel rosso<\/em>. Correct: <em>quello rosso<\/em>. The split inside italian demonstrative adjectives and pronouns: variants only as adjectives, full forms always as pronouns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mistake 3.<\/strong> Writing <em>qual&#8217;\u00e8<\/em> with apostrophe, by analogy with <em>quest&#8217;\u00e8<\/em>. Wrong: <em>qual&#8217;\u00e8 il problema<\/em>. Correct: <em>qual \u00e8 il problema<\/em>. The shortening of <em>quale<\/em> to <em>qual<\/em> is truncation, not elision; no apostrophe. By contrast, <em>quest&#8217;<\/em> and <em>quell&#8217;<\/em> are elision and DO take the apostrophe.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-task2-dim\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Mini-task #2.<\/strong> Fill each gap with the correct form from the italian demonstrative adjectives and pronouns table above.<\/p>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Caterina, quanto costa ____ (quel \/ quello \/ quell&#8217;) vestito blu in vetrina?<\/li>\n<li>Pietro, mi consigli ____ (quei \/ quegli) due romanzi di Tabucchi in vetrina?<\/li>\n<li>Hai mangiato ____ (questi \/ queste) tordelli che ti aveva preparato Stefano?<\/li>\n<li>Tra Tabucchi e Pennacchi, ____ (questo \/ quello) \u00e8 il mio preferito (= Pennacchi, citato per ultimo).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<details><summary><strong>\ud83d\udc49 Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>1. quel (consonante semplice b \u2192 quel, come &#8220;il vestito&#8221;).<\/p>\n<p>2. quei (plurale masc consonante semplice \u2192 quei, come &#8220;i romanzi&#8221;).<\/p>\n<p>3. questi (plurale masc \u2192 questi tordelli).<\/p>\n<p>4. questo (the latter mentioned = Pennacchi, the more recent reference).<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"dialogue\">A small dialogue: at Pietro&#8217;s bookshop<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-dialog-dim\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Elena:<\/strong> Pietro, dimmi: questo romanzo qui di Tabucchi o quello l\u00e0 di Pennacchi? Non riesco a decidermi.<br><em>Pietro, tell me: this Tabucchi novel here or that Pennacchi one over there? I can&#8217;t decide.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Pietro:<\/strong> Allora, quello di Pennacchi \u00e8 pi\u00f9 impegnativo, questo di Tabucchi pi\u00f9 agile. Dipende da quanto tempo hai.<br><em>Well, the Pennacchi one is more demanding, this Tabucchi one is lighter. Depends on how much time you have.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Elena:<\/strong> Ho una settimana libera. E quegli altri sullo scaffale dietro di te? Sono nuovi?<br><em>I have a free week. And those other ones on the shelf behind you? Are they new?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Pietro:<\/strong> S\u00ec, sono arrivati marted\u00ec. Quelli sono saggi, non narrativa. Quelli l\u00e0 invece, vicino alla cassa, sono romanzi degli anni Novanta che sto svendendo.<br><em>Yes, they arrived Tuesday. Those are essays, not fiction. Those over there, near the till, are nineties novels I&#8217;m selling off.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Elena:<\/strong> Quei romanzi laggi\u00f9 mi interessano molto. Quanto costano?<br><em>Those novels over there interest me a lot. How much are they?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Pietro:<\/strong> Costano cinque euro l&#8217;uno. Anche queste edizioni in copertina rigida qui sul bancone sono in offerta.<br><em>They cost five euros each. These hardback editions here on the counter are also on offer.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Elena:<\/strong> Prendo quel Tabucchi e due di quelli vecchi laggi\u00f9. E sai che, dopo aver letto questi, magari torno per quei saggi.<br><em>I&#8217;ll take that Tabucchi and two of those old ones over there. And you know what, after reading these, maybe I&#8217;ll come back for those essays.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffc\u200d\ud83e\uddb0 <strong>Pietro:<\/strong> Ottima scelta. Quello di Pennacchi te lo metto da parte fino al mese prossimo, va bene?<br><em>Great choice. The Pennacchi one I&#8217;ll set aside for you until next month, OK?<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Count the italian demonstrative adjectives and pronouns Elena and Pietro slip into their visit: <em>questo, quello, questi, queste, quei, quegli, quelli<\/em>. The whole system, in one short bookshop scene.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-challenge-dim\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Mini-challenge.<\/strong> Describe a shop window or a museum room using at least five italian demonstrative adjectives and pronouns: one <em>questo<\/em>, one <em>quello<\/em>, one <em>quegli<\/em> (plural before vowel), one pronoun (<em>quelli<\/em>, <em>quelle<\/em>, <em>quello + adjective<\/em>), and one with <em>ci\u00f2<\/em> for an abstract reference.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"quiz\">Test your understanding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ready to test these forms in context? 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                           <div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; max-width:640px; margin:0 auto; padding:36px 24px; color:#1a1a1a; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; font-weight:700; color:#7b2d8b; margin:0 0 6px; line-height:1.2;\">Ciao ,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:13px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:16px 0 14px;\">Your result &middot; 0 to 40%<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f0f0; height:7px; border-radius:4px; overflow:hidden; margin:0 auto 36px; max-width:320px;\">\n<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg, #e9d5ee, #7b2d8b); width:20%; height:7px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:26px; color:#1a1a1a; margin:0 0 14px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.35;\">Let&#8217;s strengthen the foundations on this topic.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> A <strong>10-Lesson Package<\/strong> gives you ten focused 55-minute sessions with a native teacher, at your own pace.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#7b2d8b; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">10-Lesson Package<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">One-to-one<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/vacanze.webp\" alt=\"10-Lesson Package\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Any level<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">55-minute one-to-one session on Zoom<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Your personal native teacher<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Interactive online materials<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=8\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#7b2d8b; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Get the 10-Lesson Package &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">Coraggio: un passo alla volta.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li style=\"display: none;\">\n                            <div>\n                                <div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; max-width:640px; margin:0 auto; padding:36px 24px; color:#1a1a1a; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; font-weight:700; color:#ab2227; margin:0 0 6px; line-height:1.2;\">Ciao ,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:13px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:16px 0 14px;\">Your result &middot; 41 to 65%<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f0f0; height:7px; border-radius:4px; overflow:hidden; margin:0 auto 36px; max-width:320px;\">\n<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg, #fde2e2, #ab2227); width:53%; height:7px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:26px; color:#1a1a1a; margin:0 0 14px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.35;\">Solid base. Let&#8217;s build on it.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> A <strong>weekly 1:1 lesson<\/strong> gives you the rhythm and the personalised feedback to turn what you know into what you say automatically.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#ab2227; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Weekly 1:1<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">One-to-one<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/vacanze.webp\" alt=\"Weekly 1:1\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Any level<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">55-minute one-to-one session on Zoom<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Your personal native teacher<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Interactive online materials<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=4\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#ab2227; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Book a Weekly 1:1 lesson &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">Avanti tutta!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li style=\"display: none;\">\n                            <div>\n                                <div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; max-width:640px; margin:0 auto; padding:36px 24px; color:#1a1a1a; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; font-weight:700; color:#b8860b; margin:0 0 6px; line-height:1.2;\">Ciao ,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:13px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:16px 0 14px;\">Your result &middot; 66 to 85%<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f0f0; height:7px; border-radius:4px; overflow:hidden; margin:0 auto 36px; max-width:320px;\">\n<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg, #faecc4, #b8860b); width:75%; height:7px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:26px; color:#1a1a1a; margin:0 0 14px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.35;\">Great work. You&#8217;re ready for the group.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> In the <strong>Milano small-group course (A2-B1)<\/strong> you&#8217;ll move from solid grammar to live conversation.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#b8860b; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Milano group<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">A2-B1<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/milano-no-sfondo.webp\" alt=\"Milano group\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Small groups, max 4 students<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Weekly live Zoom sessions<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Grammar, vocabulary, listening, writing<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=7\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#b8860b; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Join the Milano group &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">Ci vediamo in classe!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li style=\"display: none;\">\n                            <div>\n                                <div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; max-width:640px; margin:0 auto; padding:36px 24px; color:#1a1a1a; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; font-weight:700; color:#2d6a4f; margin:0 0 6px; line-height:1.2;\">Ciao ,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:13px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:16px 0 14px;\">Your result &middot; 86 to 100%<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f0f0; height:7px; border-radius:4px; overflow:hidden; margin:0 auto 36px; max-width:320px;\">\n<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg, #cce5d5, #2d6a4f); width:93%; height:7px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:26px; color:#1a1a1a; margin:0 0 14px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.35;\">Bravissimo! You nailed it.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> Step into the <strong>Milano small-group course (A2-B1)<\/strong> to turn accurate Italian into fluent Italian.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#2d6a4f; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Milano group<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">A2-B1<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/milano-no-sfondo.webp\" alt=\"Milano group\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Small groups, max 4 students<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Weekly live Zoom sessions<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Grammar, vocabulary, listening, writing<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=7\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#2d6a4f; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Join the Milano group &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">A presto su Zoom!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div style=\"margin: 10px 0px;\">\n                                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewDiv\" style=\"display: none;\">\n            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewQuestion\">\n                <ol>\n                                            <li>1<\/li>\n                                            <li>2<\/li>\n                                    <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewLegend\">\n                <ol>\n                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewColor\" style=\"background-color: #6CA54C;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewText\">Answered<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewColor\" style=\"background-color: #FFB800;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewText\">Review<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div>\n                                    <input type=\"button\" name=\"review\" value=\"Review question\"\n                           class=\"wpProQuiz_button2\" style=\"float: left; display: block;\">\n                                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_quizAnker\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_quiz\">\n            <ol class=\"wpProQuiz_list\">\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>1<\/span> of <span>2<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: none;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>1<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">Fill in the blanks with the right italian demonstrative form.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><em>Each sentence offers three options between (parentheses). Type the one that fits the rule: quel\/quello\/quell&#8217;\/quei\/quegli mirror the article (il\/lo\/l&#8217;\/i\/gli), questo elides only before a singular vowel, the pronoun keeps its full form regardless of what follows, and ci\u00f2 stays invariable.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Setting.<\/strong> Cosetta runs a small antiques and frame-restoration bottega in Sansepolcro, in the Tuscan Valtiberina valley near Arezzo. Her husband Renzo restores gilt mirrors and walnut furniture, their daughter Ginestra photographs each piece for the catalogue, and Tobiolo, a young collector from Cortona, drops in on Saturday mornings to ask about specific lots before the Arezzo antiques fair.<\/p>\n<p><em>Setting (EN). Cosetta runs a small antiques and frame-restoration shop in Sansepolcro, in the Tuscan Valtiberina valley near Arezzo. Her husband Renzo restores gilt mirrors and walnut furniture, their daughter Ginestra photographs each piece for the catalogue, and Tobiolo, a young collector from Cortona, drops in on Saturday mornings to ask about specific lots before the Arezzo antiques fair.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"color:#888;\">If your keyboard has no Italian accents, type an apostrophe instead (<code>cio'<\/code> for <code>ci\u00f2<\/code>).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"6728\"\n                                data-type=\"cloze_answer\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                        <hr\/><ul><li>Cosetta sta valutando (quel, quello, quell') <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"4\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(quel)<\/span><\/span> cassettone di noce arrivato ieri da Anghiari.<br><em>Cosetta is valuing that walnut chest of drawers that arrived yesterday from Anghiari.<\/em><\/li><li>Renzo ha appena finito di restaurare (quel, quell', quello) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"6\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(quello)<\/span><\/span> specchio dorato del primo Ottocento.<br><em>Renzo has just finished restoring that gilt mirror from the early nineteenth century.<\/em><\/li><li>Tobiolo \u00e8 interessato a (quel, quell', quello) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"6\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(quell')<\/span><\/span> armadio toscano in vetrina, ma vuole sapere il prezzo.<br><em>Tobiolo is interested in that Tuscan wardrobe in the window, but he wants to know the price.<\/em><\/li><li>Ginestra ha fotografato (quei, quegli, quelli) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"6\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(quegli)<\/span><\/span> angeli scolpiti sopra il portone della chiesa di Anghiari.<br><em>Ginestra photographed those angels carved above the church doorway in Anghiari.<\/em><\/li><li>Cosetta dice ai clienti: \u00ab(Quel, Questo, Quest') <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"6\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(Quest')<\/span><\/span> intaglio sul cassetto \u00e8 molto raro, vale la pena guardarlo da vicino.\u00bb<br><em>Cosetta tells her customers: \"This carving on the drawer is very rare, it's worth a close look.\"<\/em><\/li><li>Renzo ha tolto la polvere da (queste, questi, quest') <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"6\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(queste)<\/span><\/span> cornici dorate prima della fiera di Arezzo.<br><em>Renzo dusted these gilt frames before the Arezzo fair.<\/em><\/li><li>Tra i due tavolini, Tobiolo preferisce (quel, quei, quello) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"6\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(quello)<\/span><\/span> antico in radica di noce, non quello moderno.<br><em>Of the two small tables, Tobiolo prefers the antique one in walnut burl, not the modern one.<\/em><\/li><li>Sullo scaffale ci sono molti libri di restauro: (quelli, quei, quegli) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"6\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(quelli)<\/span><\/span> di Cosetta sono in italiano, gli altri in francese.<br><em>There are many restoration books on the shelf: Cosetta's are in Italian, the others in French.<\/em><\/li><li>Ginestra non \u00e8 d'accordo con (questo, ci\u00f2, quello) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"4\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(ci\u00f2, cio')<\/span><\/span> che ha detto suo padre sul prezzo del cassettone.<br><em>Ginestra disagrees with what her father said about the price of the chest of drawers.<\/em><\/li><li>La bottega chiude alle sette, (ci\u00f2, quello, questo) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"4\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(ci\u00f2, cio')<\/span><\/span> nonostante Renzo resta spesso fino a mezzanotte se ha un pezzo importante.<br><em>The bottega closes at seven; nonetheless Renzo often stays until midnight if he has an important piece.<\/em><\/li><li>Tra una credenza del Settecento e un com\u00f2 dell'Ottocento, Cosetta consiglia sempre (quella, questo, quello) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"6\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(questo)<\/span><\/span> ai collezionisti giovani: \u00e8 pi\u00f9 solido.<br><em>Between an eighteenth-century sideboard and a nineteenth-century chest, Cosetta always recommends the latter to young collectors: it's more solid.<\/em><\/li><li>\u00abVuole (questo qui, quel l\u00e0, quello l\u00e0) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"10\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(quello l\u00e0, quello la')<\/span><\/span> sul fondo della sala?\u00bb chiede Tobiolo indicando un tavolino vicino alla finestra.<br><em>\"Do you want that one at the back of the room?\" asks Tobiolo pointing to a small table near the window.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><hr\/>                                    <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>12 of 12. You have the questo\/quello\/ci\u00f2 system under control.<\/p><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>Review the five rules behind these slots:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin:0 0 0 18px; padding:0;\">\n<li><strong>Quello as adjective mirrors the article.<\/strong> il libro &rarr; quel libro; lo specchio &rarr; quello specchio; l&#8217;armadio &rarr; quell&#8217;armadio; i tavoli &rarr; quei tavoli; gli amici &rarr; quegli amici.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Questo elides only in the singular before a vowel.<\/strong> quest&#8217;orologio (sing), but questi amici \/ queste idee (plural never elides).<\/li>\n<li><strong>The pronoun keeps the full form.<\/strong> quello rosso, quelli antichi, quella nuova: no shortening when no noun follows.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ci\u00f2 is invariable, neutral, formal.<\/strong> ci\u00f2 che dici, per ci\u00f2, ci\u00f2 nonostante. Never *cia, *cii, *quelle che dice.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Latter and former.<\/strong> Italian flips English logic: questo = the latter (just mentioned), quello = the former (mentioned earlier).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Vocabulary: <em>cassettone<\/em> = chest of drawers &middot; <em>intaglio<\/em> = carving &middot; <em>radica di noce<\/em> = walnut burl &middot; <em>cornice dorata<\/em> = gilt frame &middot; <em>credenza<\/em> = sideboard.<\/p>\n<\/p>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_tipp\" style=\"display: none; position: relative;\">\n                                <div>\n                                    <h5 style=\"margin: 0 0 10px;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">Hint<\/h5>\n                                    <p><strong>Quick sweep:<\/strong> for quello as adjective, swap the matching article (il&rarr;quel, lo&rarr;quello, l&#8217;&rarr;quell&#8217;, i&rarr;quei, gli&rarr;quegli). For questo, elide only in the singular before a vowel. If no noun follows, you are dealing with a pronoun: keep the full form (quello, quelli, quella, quelle). Ci\u00f2 never changes.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                                                    <input type=\"button\" name=\"tip\" value=\"Hint\"\n                                   class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton wpProQuiz_TipButton\"\n                                   style=\"float: left !important; display: inline-block; margin-right: 10px !important;\">\n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\">\n\n                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>2<\/span> of <span>2<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: none;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>2<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">Pick the one correct version in each group of three.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><em>Each trio targets a specific demonstrative trap: quel vs quello (article-class rule), pronoun full form, qual \u00e8 with no apostrophe, ci\u00f2 invariable, qui\/l\u00ec pairing with questo\/quello, quegli plural masc.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"6729\"\n                                data-type=\"multiple\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_146_6729\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> Cosetta ha venduto quel cassettone barocco al collezionista di Cortona la settimana scorsa.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_146_6729\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> Cosetta ha venduto quello cassettone barocco al collezionista di Cortona la settimana scorsa.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_146_6729\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> Cosetta ha venduto quel'cassettone barocco al collezionista di Cortona la settimana scorsa.<hr\/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_146_6729\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> Tra i due specchi dorati di Renzo, Ginestra preferisce quel ovale al centro della parete.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"4\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_146_6729\"\n                                                       value=\"5\"> Tra i due specchi dorati di Renzo, Ginestra preferisce quello ovale al centro della parete.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"5\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_146_6729\"\n                                                       value=\"6\"> Tra i due specchi dorati di Renzo, Ginestra preferisce quell' ovale al centro della parete.<hr\/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"6\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_146_6729\"\n                                                       value=\"7\"> \u00abQual \u00e8 il prezzo migliore che potete fare?\u00bb chiede Tobiolo a Cosetta davanti al tavolino in radica.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"7\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_146_6729\"\n                                                       value=\"8\"> \u00abQual'\u00e8 il prezzo migliore che potete fare?\u00bb chiede Tobiolo a Cosetta davanti al tavolino in radica.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"8\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_146_6729\"\n                                                       value=\"9\"> \u00abQuale \u00e8 il prezzo migliore che potete fare?\u00bb chiede Tobiolo a Cosetta davanti al tavolino in radica.<hr\/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"9\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_146_6729\"\n                                                       value=\"10\"> Ci\u00e8 che dice Cosetta sui mobili del Settecento toscano vale anche per le cornici dello stesso periodo.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"10\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_146_6729\"\n                                                       value=\"11\"> Quelle che dice Cosetta sui mobili del Settecento toscano vale anche per le cornici dello stesso periodo.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"11\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_146_6729\"\n                                                       value=\"12\"> Ci\u00f2 che dice Cosetta sui mobili del Settecento toscano vale anche per le cornici dello stesso periodo.<hr\/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"12\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_146_6729\"\n                                                       value=\"13\"> Tobiolo indica due cornici sul bancone: \u00abPrendo questa l\u00e0, non quella qui vicino alla finestra.\u00bb                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"13\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_146_6729\"\n                                                       value=\"14\"> Tobiolo indica due cornici sul bancone: \u00abPrendo questa qui, non quella l\u00e0 vicino alla finestra.\u00bb                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"14\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_146_6729\"\n                                                       value=\"15\"> Tobiolo indica due cornici sul bancone: \u00abPrendo quella qui, non questa l\u00e0 vicino alla finestra.\u00bb<hr\/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"15\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_146_6729\"\n                                                       value=\"16\"> Quei amici di Renzo verranno alla mostra di restauro a Sansepolcro sabato prossimo.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"16\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_146_6729\"\n                                                       value=\"17\"> Quelli amici di Renzo verranno alla mostra di restauro a Sansepolcro sabato prossimo.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"17\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_146_6729\"\n                                                       value=\"18\"> Quegli amici di Renzo verranno alla mostra di restauro a Sansepolcro sabato prossimo.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>6 of 6. Clean read on the six demonstrative traps.<\/p><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>The six traps behind these trios:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"margin:0 0 0 18px; padding:0;\">\n<li><strong>Quello as adjective follows the article.<\/strong> Before most consonants you say <em>quel cassettone<\/em>, not <em>quello cassettone<\/em>: that full form is reserved for s+consonant, z, ps, gn, x, y.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The pronoun keeps the full form.<\/strong> When no noun follows, you say <em>quello ovale<\/em>, never <em>quel ovale<\/em>: the variant forms (quel, quei, quegli) live only as adjectives.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Qual \u00e8 takes no apostrophe.<\/strong> Italian shortens <em>quale<\/em> to <em>qual<\/em> by truncation, not elision: <em>qual e&#8217;<\/em> the price, never <em>qual&#8217;e&#8217;<\/em>. The apostrophe rule of <em>quest&#8217;<\/em> does not apply here.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ci\u00f2 is invariable.<\/strong> Same form for singular, plural, masculine, feminine. <em>Ci\u00f2 che dice<\/em>, <em>ci\u00f2 nonostante<\/em>, <em>per ci\u00f2<\/em>: no *cia, no *cii, and no replacing it with a plural <em>quelle che<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reinforcers pair by distance.<\/strong> Questo goes with qui\/qua (near), quello with li&#8217;\/la&#8217; (far). Mixing them (<em>questa la&#8217;<\/em>, <em>quella qui<\/em>) breaks the spatial logic.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Quegli plural before vowel or s+consonant.<\/strong> Same trigger as <em>gli<\/em>: <em>quegli amici<\/em>, <em>quegli sciatori<\/em>, not <em>quei amici<\/em> or <em>quelli amici<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Vocabulary: <em>cornice<\/em> = frame &middot; <em>credenza<\/em> = sideboard &middot; <em>intaglio<\/em> = carving &middot; <em>radica<\/em> = burl &middot; <em>mostra di restauro<\/em> = restoration exhibition.<\/p>\n<\/p>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_tipp\" style=\"display: none; position: relative;\">\n                                <div>\n                                    <h5 style=\"margin: 0 0 10px;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">Hint<\/h5>\n                                    <p>Three trios target the mistakes the pillar names by number (<em>quello<\/em> as adj before common consonant, <em>quel<\/em> as pronoun, <em>qual&#8217;e&#8217;<\/em> with apostrophe). 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The answers below draw on real usage and on the Crusca note <a href=\"https:\/\/accademiadellacrusca.it\/it\/consulenza\/codesto-cotesto-nel-sistema-degli-aggettivi-e-pronomi-dimostrativi\/245\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Codesto nel sistema degli aggettivi e pronomi dimostrativi<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-1\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">When do I use quel vs quello vs quei vs quegli?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>The same way you use il\/lo\/i\/gli. Quel goes before most consonants (quel libro, like il libro). Quello goes before s+consonant, z, ps, gn, x, y (quello sciatore, quello zaino, like lo sciatore). Quei is the plural of quel (quei libri, like i libri). Quegli is the plural of quello, plus all vowels (quegli sciatori, quegli amici, like gli sciatori, gli amici). The rules mirror the definite article system exactly.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-2\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">What&#8217;s the difference between questo and ci\u00f2?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Questo is the everyday demonstrative for this thing, this idea, this situation. Ci\u00f2 is the formal, neutral pronoun for the same meaning, mostly used in writing and elevated speech. In conversation Italians almost always pick questo: questo non mi piace, not ci\u00f2 non mi piace. Ci\u00f2 survives in fixed expressions (perci\u00f2 = for this reason, cio\u00e8 = that is, ci\u00f2 nonostante = nevertheless) and in formal essays where it adds register.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-3\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">What is &#8216;sto and is it correct Italian?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>&#8216;Sto is the colloquial shortening of questo, with a similar pattern for &#8216;sti\/&#8217;sta\/&#8217;ste. It is grammatically correct and widely used in spoken Italian but avoided in formal writing. You will hear it constantly: &#8216;sto film, &#8216;sta macchina, &#8216;sti soldi. The fixed expressions stamattina, stasera, stanotte, stavolta come from the same root but are now treated as single fused words. As a learner, recognise &#8216;sto when you hear it; in writing, stick to questo.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-4\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">How do I say &#8216;the latter&#8217; and &#8216;the former&#8217; with demonstratives?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Italian inverts the English logic: questo (the closer, just mentioned) translates the latter, and quello (the older, mentioned first) translates the former. Tabucchi e Pennacchi: questo \u00e8 del Lazio, quello \u00e8 toscano = Tabucchi and Pennacchi: the latter (Pennacchi) is from Lazio, the former (Tabucchi) from Tuscany. For unambiguous formal writing, quest&#8217;ultimo and quegli are preferred for the latter and the former respectively; you will meet them in essays.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-5\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Is codesto still used in Italian today?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Mostly only in Tuscany and bureaucratic prose. Modern standard Italian dropped the three-way system (questo \/ codesto \/ quello) for a two-way one (questo \/ quello). In Florence, Lucca, Pisa, codesto remains alive: it refers to something close to the addressee (the second person) rather than to the speaker. Outside Tuscany you will read codesto in old laws and formal letters. As a learner, recognise it but do not produce it in conversation. For a dedicated guide on codesto, see the companion post on the forgotten Tuscan demonstrative.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"related\">Related guides<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-articles\/\">Italian Articles<\/a>: the il\/lo\/l&#8217;\/i\/gli\/la\/le system that drives the forms of quello.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-codesto-the-forgotten-demonstrative-that-lives-in-tuscany\/\">Italian Codesto<\/a>: the third demonstrative still alive in Tuscan and bureaucratic Italian.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-costui-colui-literary\/\">Italian Costui Colui<\/a>: the literary demonstratives (costui, costei, costoro, colui, colei, coloro) for formal writing.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/accademiadellacrusca.it\/it\/consulenza\/questi-ultimi-o-questultimi\/16159\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Accademia della Crusca: Questi ultimi o quest&#8217;ultimi?<\/a>: institutional answer on apostrophe and agreement for the &#8220;latter&#8221; form.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udd0d In short. The italian demonstrative adjectives and pronouns system covers questo (this) and quello (that), both used as adjectives (modifying a noun) and as pronouns (replacing a noun). The system has several variant forms (quel, quell&#8217;, quello, quei, quegli) that match the article rules you already know. This guide walks through every form, the &#8230; <a title=\"Italian Demonstrative Adjectives &#038; Pronouns: Questo, Quello, Ci\u00f2 (A2-B1)\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-demonstrative-adjectives-pronouns\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Italian Demonstrative Adjectives &#038; Pronouns: Questo, Quello, Ci\u00f2 (A2-B1)\">Read more \u226b<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10020,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1865],"tags":[109,1594,1595],"class_list":["post-24656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-b1","tag-italian-demonstratives","tag-pronomi-aggettivi-dimostrativi","tag-this-and-that-in-italian","no-featured-image-padding","pmpro-has-access"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10020"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24656"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24656\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62309,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24656\/revisions\/62309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}