Why Italian is difficult
Italian is phonetically consistent but grammatically demanding — its gender system, rich conjugation, and two-past-tense distinction trip up learners at every level.
The grammar concepts that trip learners up
Grammario shows all of these in context, on every sentence you analyze.
Gender and agreement
Italian nouns are masculine or feminine, and every article, adjective, and past participle must agree. Grammario shows you the gender of each word and highlights mismatches.
Passato prossimo vs imperfetto
Two past tenses, one concept — but choosing the wrong one changes what you mean. Grammario explains exactly which tense was used and why.
Pronoun placement
Italian pronouns attach to infinitives, imperatives, and gerunds in ways that feel arbitrary. Seeing them in context with dependency arrows makes the logic click.
Subjunctive triggers
The congiuntivo appears after specific verbs and conjunctions that take time to internalize. Grammario flags the trigger and the subjunctive together.
What Grammario shows you
Every analysis gives you multiple lenses on the same sentence.
Dependency graph
See how every word in the sentence connects to every other word, with labeled grammatical relationships.
Morphological tags
Click any word to see its part of speech, tense, mood, gender, number, and more.
AI explanations
Plain-language breakdowns of each grammar concept in the sentence, linked to learning topics.
CEFR difficulty rating
Instantly know whether a sentence is A1, B2, or C1 level — useful for choosing reading material.
Common questions about Italian grammar
How do I check Italian grammar for free?
Grammario lets you paste any Italian sentence and instantly see every word's grammatical role, morphological features, and dependency relations — free for up to 3 analyses per day.
What makes Italian grammar hard for English speakers?
Italian has grammatical gender, agreement across nouns, articles, adjectives, and past participles, and a rich verb system including the subjunctive. Seeing these patterns in real sentences with dependency diagrams makes them far easier to internalize.
Can I learn Italian grammar with Grammario?
Yes. Grammario provides AI-generated explanations for every grammar concept it detects in your sentence, with links to curriculum topics so you can deepen your understanding.