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### Adding Information: Oltre a

When you want to list extra features or add information—like weighing the benefits of a new streaming service—use the connector **oltre a** (besides / in addition to).

You can follow **oltre a** directly with an infinitive verb (a verb in its unconjugated, base form).

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You can also use **oltre a** before a noun or pronoun. Remember that in Italian, when the preposition **a** sits next to a definite article (like **il**, **i**, or **l'**), they must merge into an articulated preposition (such as **al**, **ai**, or **all'**).

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### Making Comparisons: Rispetto a

To compare two things—like weighing a monthly subscription against an annual one—use **rispetto a** (compared to). 

Just like **oltre a**, **rispetto a** can be followed by an infinitive verb, a pronoun, or a noun. 

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Once again, if you are comparing your subject to a noun that uses a definite article, the **a** will combine with that article to form a single word.

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Addition and comparison (oltre a, rispetto a)

adjective

adjective/adverb

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

preposition

pronoun

proper noun

sentence

verb

Definite articles and gender (il, la, l')

Indefinite articles (un, una)

Singular demonstratives (questo, questa)

Basic verbal negation (non)

Yes/No questions

Coordinating conjunctions (e, ma, o)

Regular plurals and definite articles (-i, -e, i, le)

Plural verb to be (noi siamo, voi siete)

Plural demonstratives (questi, queste)

Nouns ending in -e

Special singular articles (lo, l')

The plural article (gli)

Special indefinite articles (uno, un')

Demonstrative adjectives (quello, quella)

Adjective endings (-o, -a, -i, -e)

Expressing quantity (molto, poco, tanto)

The verb to have (ho, hai, ha...)

There is / there are (c'è, ci sono)

The preposition of (di)

Singular possessives (il mio, la mia)

Numbers 1 to 10 (uno, due, tre...)

Numbers 11 to 20 (undici, dodici...)

Numbers 21 to 100 (trenta, quaranta...)

Idiomatic avere (avere fame, avere anni)

Plural possessive adjectives (i miei, le mie)

Possessives with family members (mio padre)

Formal address (dare del Lei)

Present tense of -are verbs (-o, -i, -a)

Question words (chi, cosa, dove)

Present tense of -ere verbs (-o, -i, -e)

Question words (quando, come, perché)

Question word agreement (quanto, quanta, quanti, quante)

Regular -ire verbs

Verbs with -isc- (capisco, capisci, capisce)

Pronouns after prepositions (me, te, lui)

The verb fare (faccio, fai, fa)

The verb andare (vado, vai, va)

The verb stare (sto, stai, sta)

The verb venire (vengo, vieni, viene)

The verb uscire (esco, esci, esce)

Location and destination (a, in)

Origin and movement (da)

Articulated prepositions with a (al, alla)

Articulated prepositions with in (nel, nella)

Articulated prepositions with di and da (del, dal)

Simple prepositions (con, per, su, tra)

Articulated prepositions with su (sul, sulla)

Months of the year

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Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (primo, secondo, terzo...)

The verb to want (volere)

The verb can (potere)

The verb must (dovere)

The verb to know (sapere)

Reflexive verbs (mi lavo, ti lavi)

Indirect object pronouns (gli, le, ci...)

Expressing preferences (mi piace)

Plural preferences (mi piacciono)

Comparatives (più... di, meno... di)

The passato prossimo with avere (ho parlato)

Irregular past participles (fatto, letto, preso)

The passato prossimo with essere (sono andato)

Reflexive verbs in the past (mi sono svegliato)

Time adverbs with the past tense (già, mai, ancora)

Third-person direct object pronouns (lo, la, li, le)

First and second-person direct object pronouns (mi, ti, ci, vi)

The four seasons

Prepositions of place (vicino a, davanti a)

Conversational words (beh, allora, davvero)

Indefinite adjectives for some (qualche, alcuni)

Indefinite adjectives for every and all (ogni, tutti)

Indefinite pronouns (qualcosa, qualcuno)

Noun suffixes (-ino, -one)

Adverbs of manner (-mente)

Comparisons of equality (così... come)

The relative superlative (il più)

The absolute superlative (-issimo)

Irregular comparatives (migliore, peggiore)

Present progressive (stare + -ando, -endo)

Imminent actions (stare per)

The locative pronoun (ci)

The partitive pronoun (ne)

Pronoun placement with modal verbs

Impersonal subjects (si)

Prepositions of time (da, per, tra, fra)

Past participle agreement with pronouns

Question	Answer
besides / in addition to (preposition)	oltre a
the streaming	lo streaming
the platform	la piattaforma
Besides offering streaming, the platform has many podcasts.	Oltre a offrire lo streaming, la piattaforma ha molti podcast.
monthly	mensile
the content	il contenuto
In addition to the monthly subscription, we have to buy the content.	Oltre all'abbonamento mensile, dobbiamo comprare i contenuti.
the interface (f)	l'interfaccia
intuitive	intuitivo
Those who choose this platform, besides saving money, find an intuitive interface.	Chi sceglie questa piattaforma, oltre a risparmiare, trova un'interfaccia intuitiva.
annual / yearly	annuale
compared to	rispetto a
The annual subscription is cheaper compared to the monthly one.	L'abbonamento annuale è più economico rispetto a quello mensile.
unlimited	illimitato
Compared to downloading every video, having unlimited content is better.	Rispetto a scaricare ogni video, avere contenuti illimitati è meglio.
Compared to these platforms, the new app has a more intuitive interface.	Rispetto a queste piattaforme, la nuova app ha un'interfaccia più intuitiva.
I wanted a monthly subscription, but the annual one costs less.	Volevo un abbonamento mensile, ma quello annuale costa meno.
With this subscription, you will be able to watch unlimited streaming.	Con questo abbonamento, potrai guardare lo streaming illimitato.
Besides the new content, the annual subscription has no advertising.	Oltre ai nuovi contenuti, l'abbonamento annuale non ha pubblicità.
I prefer it compared to TV, unlimited streaming.	Lo preferisco rispetto alla tv, lo streaming illimitato.
on the basis of, according to	in base a
On the basis of these data, the project works.	In base a questi dati, il progetto funziona.
We will decide according to the price.	Decideremo in base al prezzo.

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