244 Answered Questions for the topic Italian

Italian Vocabulary Verbs

05/01/19

Rimasta incinta: senso dell'espressione?
In italiano diciamo cose come "sono rimasta incinta". L'uso del verbo *rimanere* mi fa pensare ad un qualcosa che afferisce alla sfera della non volontarietà. Usiamo però questa... more
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Italian Verbs Nouns

05/01/19

Qual è il sostantivo per "Impersonare"?
Qual è il sostantivo che descrive l'azione dell'impersonare: "impersonazione" o "impersonamento"?Cercando i termini online ho trovato utilizzi per tutt'e due: per citare un esempio, esistono due... more
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Italian Verbs Difference

05/01/19

Difference between 'vuotare' and 'svuotare'?
Is there a difference in context or connotation between the verbs 'vuotare' and 'svuotare', both meaning 'to empty'?
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05/01/19

Difference between parlando and parlante?
What is the difference between*parlando* and *parlante**credendo* and *credente*and*dante* and *dando*and many others.Are they the same thing? Does parlando and parlante both mean speaking, does it... more
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05/01/19

Was there a time when some 1st person plurals ended with “-am”?
I was reading an old document put on the web and saw “siam” where I expected “siamo.”I was about to report a typo when I realized that at least a third of the verbs were that way—“dobbiam” and... more
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04/30/19

Qual è il tempo verbale giusto in questa frase?
Oggi ho detto questa frase:*Bastava che trovasse qualcuno che glielo prestasse*ma sono stato ripreso. È sbagliata? Perché?
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Italian Word Usage

04/23/19

Uso del vocabolo "pennarello"?
Per motivi professionali, ho dovuto leggere gli enunciati di alcuni problemi di matematica per bambini. In uno di questi enunciati ho letto la frase> Giulio ha nel suo astuccio 18 *pennarelli*... more
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Italian

04/23/19

Volevo leggere o "vorrei leggere"?
Il mio dubbio riguarda la correttezza dell'uso dell'imperfetto in un contesto in cui stai parlando con un amico di cosa farai il venerdì sera e gli dici:- Volevo leggere un libro che mi... more
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Italian

04/23/19

Cosa significa "stronarsi"?
Questo brano appartiene al libro *Le certezze del dubbio* di Goliarda Sapienza:> Quasi mi dispiace, e se avessi un qualche soldo in più allungherei la corsa per continuare a *stronarmi* con... more
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Italian

04/23/19

Is ‘cosare’ equivalent to the generic use of ‘do’ in English?
I'm a little bit ahead of my Italian lessons, but I hear people using forms of *cosare*, but don't fully understand it. I'm trying to figure out what it means in English (or even Spanish, although... more
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04/23/19

What does "sballati" mean?
In conversation with Italian (specifically Sicilian) friends, a word has come up which we are struggling to reach a shared understanding of.The Italian word is *"sballati"* and, when fed through... more
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04/23/19

Come si pudire "mettere sotto la pressione" con una parola sola in italiano?
Ciao a tutti.In italiano esiste una parola unica che abbia lo stesso significato dell'espressione "mettere sotto la pressione" (nel senso metaforico, ad esempio caricandolo di lavoro)? Se c'è più... more
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04/23/19

Variation with 2nd conjugation verbs in the passato remoto in the io, lui and loro forms?
In studying the passato remoto one notes immediately the variation on the 2nd conjugation (-ere stem) verbs in the io, lui/lei, loro forms. For example a verb like ***credere*** is conjugated:>... more
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Italian Verbs Resources

04/23/19

Complete table of Italian irregular verbs?
Is there a *complete* list of all Italian irregular verbs?I would appreciate it in particular to find a table that includes the various subregularities, too.
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Italian Negation Verbs

04/23/19

non parli vs. non parlare (imperativo negazione)?
I thought the negative imperative was done using the infinitive:* Sto facendo dei calcoli, non parlareBut I've also seen it conjugated in the present:* Quindi, non parli a me di disperazione.What... more
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04/03/19

Wither on the vine?
The English idiomatic phrase *to wither on the vine* is used in the context of something or someone who is neglected or ignored. Can anyone please suggest an equivalent idiomatic expression in... more
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04/03/19

Why is the auxiliary 'avere', as opposed to 'essere', used when conjugating the verbs 'camminare' & 'viaggiare'?
As a rule, transitive verbs in Italian use the auxiliary *avere* (*ho camminato, avrò camminato*) when conjugating in any of the compound tenses. However, *camminare* & *viaggiare* are... more
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04/03/19

How to say "edge" in Italian?
Buongiorno,Volevo sapere come si dice "edge" in italiano, con l'interpretazione matematica corrispondente all'inglese "there is an edge connecting the two nodes, of the graph, whereas in the... more
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Italian Verbs

04/03/19

Imperative of "distrarre"?
The imperative of "distrarre" is "distrai!". This is like "fare", whose imperative is "fa'" or "fai". With an object particle it becomes "fallo". Does that happen with "distrarre" (and "trarre") as... more
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Italian Grammar

04/02/19

Pensare che vs Pensare di?
I have doubts about when to use "pensare che" or "pensare di", this is in my opinion, specially difficult for Spanish speakers who would always use "pensar que" which is similar to "pensare che".I... more
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04/02/19

aver sceso le scale' versus 'essere sceso dalle scale'?
What's the difference between _credo di aver sceso le scale_ and _credo di essere sceso dalle scale_?
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04/02/19

Long overdue in Italian?
How does one say that something is **long overdue** in Italian? For instance, is it correct to say something like "Fa molto tempo che sia in attesa"?
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04/01/19

How can I translate "we are hundreds of kilometers apart"?
I am trying to say >I miss my mother everyday because we are hundreds of kilometres apart and I only get to talk to her on the internet.Can I say this?>Manco molto mia madre perché stiamo a... more
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04/01/19

Using "piace" in a "how-many" question?
I currently have a limited understanding of Italian grammar (I plan to take Italian when I go to college but as of right now I'm entirely self-taught [well, in a Duolingo-guided sort of way]) so I... more
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Italian Verbs Compounds

04/01/19

Degree of acceptance of conjugation of verb according to root?
The verb *trasalire* should be conjugated (I report the Indicative present tense) as > Io trasalisco; Tu trasalisci, Egli trasalisce ...But since the verb may be perceived as a composite of... more
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