Most Common -IRE Verbs in Italian
There are two types of “-ire” verbs in Italian. Some, like “dormire” (to sleep), are considered regular and follow the conjugation pattern seen in the first chart. Others, such as “capire” (to understand), are considered...
Most Common -ERE Verbs in Italian
Present Tense of ‘scrivere’ (regular verb) IoscrivoI write or I’m writing TuscriviYou write you’re writingLui/LeiscriveHe/she writes or he/she is writingNoiscriviamoWe write or we are writingVoiscriveteYou all write or you’re all...
Sapere and Potere. What’s the difference?
In Italian, ‘potere’ is more commonly used to express possibility or permission, but NOT skill or ability. To express the skill or ability to do something, the verb ‘sapere’ is used, which means ‘to know how to.’ For example,...
Italian Indirect Object Pronouns: A Simple Guide
Yes, pronouns are not easy to grasp, but they’re worth mastering. Why? It’s simple. We use them all the time. We use them to avoid repeating things and be concise, typically in a conversation. It’s the same in English and in many other languages....
How to Say ‘How’ in Italian
1. Come The most frequent translation of ‘how’ in Italian, is come. ‘Come’ is used as an interrogative word in many common Italian questions, such as: Come stai?how are you?Come ti chiami?what is your name?Come ti senti?how do you...About
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