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### The adjective "buono"

When the adjective *buono* (good) is placed directly before a singular noun, its ending changes to match the first letters of the following word. These variations follow the exact same rules as the indefinite articles (*un*, *uno*, *una*, *un'*).

### Masculine nouns: buon

Before most masculine nouns—those starting with a vowel or most consonants—use **buon** (just like *un*).

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### Feminine nouns: buona

Before feminine nouns starting with a consonant, use the full form **buona** (just like *una*).

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### Masculine exceptions: buono

If a masculine noun starts with *s* + consonant, *z*, *gn*, *ps*, or *pn*, use **buono** (just like *uno*).

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### Feminine vowels: buon'

When a feminine noun starts with a vowel, use **buon'** with an apostrophe (just like *un'*). Note that this apostrophe is only used for feminine nouns, never for masculine ones.

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Forms of 'good' (buon, buono, buona)

adjective

adjective/adverb

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

preposition

pronoun

proper noun

sentence

verb

Subject pronouns and the verb to be (io sono)

Singular definite articles (il, la)

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

Telling time (sono le...)

Dates (il + number)

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
grade	il voto
Marco always gets a good grade at school.	Marco prende sempre un buon voto a scuola.
semester	il semestre
I got a good grade this semester.	Ho preso un buon voto questo semestre.
report card	la pagella
My report card from last semester was bad.	La mia pagella del semestre scorso era brutta.
Today we receive a good report card!	Oggi riceviamo una buona pagella!
effort (commitment, dedication)	l'impegno
The student showed a good effort.	Lo studente mostrava un buon impegno.
A good effort brings a good result.	Un buon impegno porta un buon risultato.
attitude	l'atteggiamento
The new student has a good attitude.	Il nuovo studente ha un buon atteggiamento.
I knew that his attitude was terrible.	Sapevo che il suo atteggiamento era pessimo.
example	l'esempio
The father always set a good example.	Il padre dava sempre un buon esempio.
A good example is very useful.	Un buon esempio è molto utile.
behavior	il comportamento
We want to see good behavior at school.	Vogliamo vedere un buon comportamento a scuola.
His behavior at school was terrible.	Il suo comportamento a scuola era pessimo.
pupil (boy)	lo scolaro
Luca is a good pupil.	Luca è un buono scolaro.
A good pupil always listens to the teacher.	Un buono scolaro ascolta sempre l'insegnante.
He was a good student who studied a lot.	Lui era un buono studente che studiava molto.
conduct	la condotta
The girl had good conduct.	La ragazza aveva una buona condotta.
Good conduct is very important.	Una buona condotta è molto importante.
pupil (girl)	l'alunna
Maria is a good pupil.	Maria è una buon'alunna.
A good pupil helped the teacher.	Una buon'alunna aiutava l'insegnante.
She was a good friend that I knew well.	Era una buon'amica che conoscevo bene.